Researchers have found in a new trial that Sonolysis Reduces CV Events During Carotid Endarterectomy. The SONOBIRDIE trial, a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled study, ...

Applying ultrasound to help break up thrombus during carotid endarterectomy reduces adverse neurological outcomes in the ...

For patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy, sonolysis is safe and results in a significant reduction in the composite ...

Ultrasonography as a diagnostic modality for the diagnosis and surveillance of carotid stenosis has been a mainstay of clinical practice for decades.12 Ultrasound is non-invasive, does not use ...

In terms of the role of carotid ultrasound in the risk assessment of IS, the focus has shifted from merely concentrating on the degree of stenosis to paying more attention to the status of carotid ...

Before TCAR, the main treatment option for carotid artery disease was carotid endarterectomy (CEA), an open surgical procedure. CEA removes plaque from inside the carotid artery to restore normal ...

Heparin is the anticoagulant of choice to prevent thrombosis distally to the clamped internal carotid artery during ... Dextran is commonly used after endarterectomy to prevent platelet adherence ...

For example, a prospective observational study of 818 patients who had undergone carotid endarterectomy found that 196 (24%) patients had vascular events during a mean follow-up of 2.3 years, and ...

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There is still insufficient evidence from randomized controlled trials to support or refute the use of routine or selective shunting during carotid endarterectomy. Further, there is little evidence to ...