In the Netherlands, about 2,000 people with carotid artery stenosis are operated on every year after they have had a stroke. Thirty years ago, large studies showed that an operation in which a ...

A carotid stenting system had few adverse events for patients with carotid artery stenosis. The stroke rate was the lowest seen at 1 year in a carotid artery stenting pivotal trial. A carotid ...