Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Neither medical management nor revascularization reversed cognitive decline in patients with significant ...

There is no cognitive benefit from carotid revascularization compared with intensive medical therapy alone in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Results from the landmark Carotid ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Revascularization with either stenting or endarterectomy does not improve cognitive function compared with medical management alone in patients who have asymptomatic high-grade carotid ...

Carotid artery stenosis, a narrowing of the carotid arteries in the neck, is usually due to plaque buildup. Standard treatment involves intensive medical management, including aspirin to prevent blood ...

“Whether patients undergo a procedure to remove plaque in the carotid artery, known as a carotid endarterectomy, stenting to insert a flexible tube to hold open the narrowed part of the artery, or a ...

Carotid artery stenosis, a narrowing of the carotid arteries in the neck, is usually due to plaque buildup. Standard treatment involves intensive medical management, including aspirin to prevent blood ...

For decades, the management of asymptomatic carotid stenosis sat in a gray zone: older trials suggested a small benefit of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) over standard medical therapy, but improvements ...

The same abnormal proteins that can build up in your heart when you have transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) can also leave deposits in your spine, resulting in spinal stenosis. The symptoms ...

Increased severity of carotid stenosis is significantly associated with poorer executive function and slower processing speed, independent of traditional vascular risk factors and history of stroke.

Spinal stenosis is often a chronic condition, so it may require lifelong treatment if your symptoms impact your quality of life. The severity of symptoms will range widely for each person. Researchers ...