TCTMD

TCAR’s Rise Is Shaking Up Carotid Stenosis, but Dependable Data Lag Behind

Patients with carotid stenosis at high risk for stroke face a difficult decision. Carotid endarterectomy has for decades been the gold-standard treatment, while the less-invasive carotid stenting has ...
Yahoo Finance

Silk Road Medical Strengthens TCAR Portfolio with Launch of ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System PLUS

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silk Road Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SILK), a company focused on reducing the risk of stroke and its devastating impact, today announced the launch of ...
TCTMD

TCAR Use Growing for Carotid Stenosis as Positive Data Continue to Accumulate

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 ...
Yahoo Finance

Compelling Outcomes with TCAR vs. CEA in Patients with Carotid Artery Stenosis Published in the Annals of Surgery

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silk Road Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SILK), a company focused on reducing the risk of stroke and its devastating impact, today announced that positive ...
Nasdaq

First Ever Standard Surgical Risk Patient TCAR Data to be Presented at the Society for Vascular Surgery 2021 Vascular Annual Meeting

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silk Road Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SILK), a company focused on reducing the risk of stroke and its devastating impact, today announced that key data ...
Nasdaq

Study Published in JAMA Finds Hospital Availability of TCAR Associated with an Improvement in Overall Outcomes for Carotid Revascularization

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silk Road Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SILK), a company focused on reducing the risk of stroke and its devastating impact, today announced positive ...
Medscape

TCAR Direct Access Carotid Stenting Lowers Stroke Risk

A new approach to carotid stenting, in which the carotid artery is accessed directly instead of by use of a catheter that is guided through the circulation from the groin, has shown lower rates of ...
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InspireMD posts positive CGUARDIANS II data for CGuard Prime TCAR

InspireMD, Inc. NSPR announced positive 30-day results from the CGUARDIANS II clinical trial evaluating its CGuard Prime 80 cm carotid stent implant for use in transcarotid artery revascularization ...
Business Wire

Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) Announces the Expansion of Medicare Coverage to Standard Surgical Risk Patients within their TCAR Surveillance Project

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Society for Vascular Surgery® Vascular Quality Initiative® (SVS VQI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of vascular care within hospitals and ...
KSAT

TCAR: Unclogging Carotid Arteries

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Each year, more than 300,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with carotid artery disease. If left unchecked, it can lead to stroke because tiny pieces of plaque ...
KERA News

TCAR: A minimally invasive option that reduces the risk of stroke for some patients

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 ...