During the 1990's Michigan Vascular Center (MVC) surgeons travceled abroad to learn the new technique of carotid artery stenting. This was long before FDA approval of the devices in the United States. These devices could only be used in the US in patients enrolled in a clinical trial. Michigan Vascular Research Department was created to facilitate clinical trials in our community.
Michigan Vascular Research Department now employs specifically educated staff to manage and operate the department, screening new trials, matching patients with appropriate trils, enrolling patients into trials, and ensuring compliance with all of the regulatory matters. By participating in a clinical trial, a patient gains access to treatments or procedures not yet available to the general community.
