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WISE LE Data Build the Case for Embolic Protection in Lower-Extremity Atherectomy

HOLLYWOOD, FL—A distal embolic protection device already approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in carotid artery stenting can also be applied safely in patients undergoing ...
MD&M East

FDA Approves Abbott’s Carotid Stent

Abbott Vascular Devices (Redwood City, CA) received FDA approval earlier this month for its Xact carotid stent and Emboshield embolic protection system. The device is intended to treat carotid artery ...
Healio

Study investigates outcomes for stent, embolic protection device combinations

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Three particular stent and embolic protection device combinations used for carotid artery stenting accounted for ...
Medscape

Proximal Balloon Superior to Distal Protection in Carotid Artery Stenting

January 26, 2012 (Hamburg, Germany) — Proximal balloon occlusion provides significantly greater embolic protection during carotid artery stenting (CAS) for internal artery stenosis when compared with ...
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Contemporary Carotid Stenting Practice Associated With Low Adverse Event Rates

In the United States, carotid artery stenting (CAS) for symptomatic and asymptomatic disease is associated with low adverse event rates across a wide range of institutions using 3 specific ...