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… Carotid Artery Stenting On this page: Treatment Overview How It Is Done … Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Carotid artery stenting: Overview Carotid artery stenting is …
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… Carotid Artery Disease On this page: Health Tools … What is carotid artery disease? A carotid artery on each side of the … the narrowing in your arteries is getting worse. Surgery or stenting Surgery in the arteries is called carotid …
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… Stroke Prevention: Should I Have a Carotid Artery Procedure? Decision Point You may want to have a say … such as carotid surgery (endarterectomy) or carotid stenting to remove the plaque or widen the artery. Having a …
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… Carotid Endarterectomy On this page: Surgery Overview How It … Risks Surgery Overview A carotid endarterectomy (say "kuh-RAW-tid … your neck. Then the doctor will make a cut in the carotid artery and take out the plaque. Next, the doctor will close …
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… Overview Drug-eluting stents can help prevent a coronary artery from narrowing again after angioplasty . They are … medicine that prevents scar tissue from growing into the artery. Stents are small, expandable tubes. They are … into a narrowed or blocked section of the coronary artery to open the artery and improve blood flow. …
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… Information Procedure Overview Peripheral artery angioplasty (say "puh-RIFF-er-rull AR-ter-ree … narrowed arteries. He or she will put a tiny tube into an artery in your groin or leg. This tube is called a catheter. The doctor moves the catheter through the artery and puts a dye into it. The dye makes your arteries …
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… Coronary Artery Disease On this page: Overview Health Tools Cause … Angioplasty Overview What is coronary artery disease? Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease. …
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… Temporal Artery Biopsy On this page: Overview … giant cell arteritis ), your doctor may order a temporal artery biopsy to make sure. Giant cell arteritis can occur at various points along an artery . To test for giant cell arteritis, your doctor may …
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… body, including the leg arteries, coronary arteries , and carotid arteries . The buildup is called atherosclerosis or … diabetes. A family history of atherosclerosis or coronary artery disease. The risk for PAD also increases with age. … body, including the leg arteries, coronary arteries , and carotid arteries . The buildup is called atherosclerosis or …
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… Renal Artery Stenosis On this page: What is renal artery stenosis? Renal artery stenosis is the narrowing of one or both of the renal …
