The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that nearly 800,000 people in the United States have suffered strokes. Stroke Awareness Month, which occurs in May, is quickly approaching, which ...

Wellington Regional Medical Center has successfully completed its 100th transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) procedure. TCAR is a minimally invasive procedure for carotid artery disease that ...

Family of woman killed in Santa Rosa school bus crash remembers her as loving matriarch SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 71-year-old Navarre woman was killed Wednesday afternoon after crashing her car ...

Carotid artery disease is a form of atherosclerosis, or a buildup of plaque, in the two main arteries in the neck that supply oxygen-rich blood to the brain. Carotid artery disease develops slowly and ...

KETTERING, Ohio (WDTN) – Kettering Medical Center said Friday it is the first hospital in the Dayton region to perform transcarotid artery revascularization, or TCAR. The health networks said in a ...

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 ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. There have now been more than 100,000 transcarotid ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A team of local health care providers are among the first in the country to use a new procedure to help stop a stroke. The vascular team at the TriHealth Heart Institute showed off ...

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 ...

John Davis’ resume includes serving as a test engineer of radar systems on the Apollo modules that went to the moon. The retired engineer knows firsthand about the value of testing, minding details ...