While open carotid artery surgery (above) remains the gold standard, TCAR uses a small incision and a catheter to deploy a stent. A 2018 study determined stroke was the third-leading cause of death in ...

Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center joined a trial to test the benefits of transcarotid artery revascularization in patients with an average surgical risk. TCAR is a minimally invasive ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. experiences a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2022, over 165,000 people in the U.S. died from strokes. Meanwhile, strokes ...

ZANESVILLE – Genesis HealthCare System’s vascular surgery team recently completed its 200th TransCarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) procedure. TCAR is a less-invasive method for treating carotid ...

Jim Williams of Novato was suffering from severe carotid artery stenosis, meaning the artery walls in his neck were blocked with plaque, increasing his risk of stroke. Williams, who turned 76 on ...

Those with carotid artery disease — the narrowing of the blood vessels in the neck that bring blood from the heart to the brain — and at risk of stroke can now receive a less invasive treatment at ...

PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth Regional Hospital is the first on the Seacoast to treat carotid artery disease and prevent future strokes using a new procedure called TransCarotid Artery Revascularization ...

Transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR), which pulls in both surgical and endovascular techniques, is being rapidly adopted in the United States for the treatment of high-risk patients with ...

HOLLYWOOD, FL—Carotid artery stenting (CAS) and endarterectomy (CEA) remain neck and neck in vying for prominence, but some experts say a minimally invasive surgical approach known as transcarotid ...