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Disease
Carotid Artery Diseases
Late-stage therapeutic developmentEmerging researchRising momentum
3
Publications
10
Clinical trials
1
Related conditions
2024
Latest publication
Current focus
Therapeutic developmentGenetics & risk factorsDisease mechanisms & pathology
Latest activity
betaRecent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.
Clinical trial2026-07-20Status changed to Active, not recruiting · ClinicalTrials.gov
Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Atheromas and Cardiovascular Events.
Research2024-03-01The New England journal of medicine
What's happening now
An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.
Executive briefingUpdating summary…Momentum: Low
Key developments
- 2 clinical trials expected to report results, the earliest in Q4 2029.
Upcoming Milestones
- Q4 2029Clinical Trial to Obtain the Highest Efficacy of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Carotid Artery Stenting in High Bleeding Risk Patients
- Q2 2031Randomized Clinical Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of a Primary Prevention Strategy for Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Based on the Use of Carotid Ultrasound
Major developments
Upcoming trial readoutHigh impact
Results expected Q2 20312026-05-28
Upcoming trial readoutImportant
Results expected Q4 20292026-05-11
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Results expected
- 2026-05-28Randomized Clinical Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of a Primary Prevention Strategy for Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Based on the Use of Carotid UltrasoundResults expected Q2 2031
- 2026-05-11Clinical Trial to Obtain the Highest Efficacy of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Carotid Artery Stenting in High Bleeding Risk PatientsResults expected Q4 2029
Activity timeline3
- 2026-06-01ClinicalA Multi-centre, Prospective, Randomized, Open-label, Blinded Endpoint (PROBE) Controlled Trial Comparing Cervical Internal Carotid Artery Stenting to no Stenting During Thrombectomy for Tandem Occlusion StrokePrimary completion
- 2026-05-28ClinicalRandomized Clinical Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of a Primary Prevention Strategy for Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Based on the Use of Carotid UltrasoundResults expected Q2 2031
- 2026-05-11ClinicalClinical Trial to Obtain the Highest Efficacy of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Carotid Artery Stenting in High Bleeding Risk PatientsResults expected Q4 2029
Clinical trials
The current development programme across all trial phases.
Clinical programme
10
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4
Late-stage studies
Recruiting
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Research activity
Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.
Publications over time
20202024
Most influential
Major themes6
- Plaque, Atherosclerotic2
- Carotid Artery Diseases1
- Gene Expression Profiling1
- Microplastics1
- Single-Cell Analysis1
- Transcriptome1
Leading journals3
- Circulation research1
- The Journal of experimental medicine1
- The New England journal of medicine1
Leading researchers8
- Aavik E1
- Accarino G1
- Altieri S1
- Asselbergs FW1
- Balázsfi D1
- Balestrieri ML1
- Baranyi M1
- Barbato E1
Affiliations (unnormalised)6
- "Momentum" Laboratory of Neuroimmunology1
- A.I.Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences1
- Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School1
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers-Location AMC1
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK)1
- Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine1
Related conditions
Diseases frequently studied alongside this one. Number shows shared papers.
Reference
Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.
Defined in MeSH
Pathological conditions involving the CAROTID ARTERIES, including the common, internal, and external carotid arteries. ATHEROSCLEROSIS and TRAUMA are relatively frequent causes of carotid artery pathology.
Identifiers
References & data sources
- Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
- Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
- Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.