SAMMPRIS (Stenting vs. Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Intracranial Stenosis), a large NIH funded trial comparing two methods of stroke prevention was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine (N Engl J Med 2011; 365: 993-1003). This particular study showed that medical therapy was...

Two procedures used in the treatment of  Carotid Artery Disease, stenting and endarterectomy have been hotly debated amongst surgeons for years.  Now, a huge new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has added to the fodder and Chair of our department, Dr.Robert A. Solomon...

What is carotid artery disease? Carotid artery disease, also called carotid artery stenosis, occurs when the carotid arteries, which are the main blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the brain, become narrowed. The narrowing of the carotid arteries is most commonly related to...