...Naveen Kumar Paramasivan; Padmavathy N. Sylaja; Shivanesan Pitchai; Unnikrishnan Madathipat; Sapna Erat Sreedharan; Sajith Sukumaran; Jissa Vinoda Thulaseedharan Introduction: Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is the standard treatment for patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis. Data from low...

... of neurological deficits or new cerebral ischemic lesions following carotid endarterectomy (CEA), and associations have been reported between histological neovascularization in the carotid plaque and both plaque vulnerability and the development of artery-to-artery embolism. Superb microvascular imaging (SMI...

...), 5,107 participants without a prior history of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) or cerebrovascular disease had a carotid ultrasound at baseline and were included in these analyses. Cox proportional hazards multivariable analysis was used to determine independent risk factors for incident carotid artery...

...Maarten Plessers; Isabelle Van Herzeele; Frank Vermassen; Guy Vingerhoets Background: The objective of this study was to review the recent literature regarding the neurocognitive consequences of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid stenting (CAS). Methods and Results: A PubMed and Web...

... acute stroke patients with etiology other than carotid stenosis. In carotid endarterectomy patients, WMLs are associated with severe carotid stenosis and unstable plaques, with the risk of perioperative complications and with increased 30-day perioperative risk of death. However, no data exist...