News tagged with endarterectomy
Test for blocked neck arteries only necessary for people with stroke risk factors
Widespread screening or routine ultrasound for blocked neck arteries to determine stroke risk isn't necessary, according to new guidelines from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, American College ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Researchers establish new rule to predict risk of stroke, death from surgery that prevents it
It's a medical Catch-22: carotid artery surgery can itself cause stroke, but so can asymptomatic carotid disease if left untreated.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 10, 2010 |
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New results in carotid artery stenosis versus endarterectomy
Doctors have long known that patients with carotid artery stenosis, narrowed blood vessels in the neck, are at significant risk for a stroke. The condition has severe implications. Annually, in the United States, 795,000 ...
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Age is a factor in choosing between two comparable stroke-prevention procedures
A published report provides the final details on how two stroke-prevention procedures are safe and equally beneficial for men and women at risk for stroke, though their effectiveness does vary by age, say researchers at the ...
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May 28, 2010 |
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National trial shows carotid artery surgery and stenting equally effective in preventing stroke
Physicians now have two safe and effective options to treat their patients at risk for stroke, says a researcher at Mayo Clinic who led a large, NIH-funded, national clinical trial testing surgery or use of a stent to open ...
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May 26, 2010 |
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National stroke prevention study reveals surgery and stenting equally effective
(PhysOrg.com) -- A major study shows that a minimally-invasive procedure is as effective and safe as the gold standard for treating blockages of the carotid artery, giving patients who prefer a less invasive ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Intensive therapy for narrowed arteries linked to fewer heart events
Intensive medical therapy, including aggressive control of blood pressure and cholesterol levels, for patients with asymptomatic plaque buildup in their carotid arteries (which supply blood to the brain) appears to be associated ...
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Dec 15, 2009 |
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Higher carotid arterial stenting rates associated with poorer clinical outcomes
Among eligible Medicare beneficiaries, increased use of carotid arterial stenting (CAS) procedures to treat carotid stenosis--the narrowing of the carotid artery--is associated with higher rates of mortality and adverse clinical ...
Nov 07, 2009 |
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Endarterectomy
Endarterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the atheromatous plaque material, or blockage, in the lining of an artery constricted by the buildup of soft/hardening deposits. It is carried out by separating the plaque from the arterial wall.
It was first performed on a superficial femoral artery in 1946 by the Portuguese surgeon João Cid dos Santos at the University of Lisbon. In 1951, E. J. Wylie, an American, performed it on the abdominal aorta. The first successful reconstruction of the carotid artery was performed by Carrea, Molins, and Murphy in Argentina, later in the same year.
The procedure is widely used on the carotid artery of the neck as a way to reduce the risk of stroke, particularly when the carotid artery is narrowed by more than 70%. A carotid endarterectomy may itself cause a stroke at the time of operation.
Endarterectomy is also used as a supplement to a vein bypass graft to open up distal segments.
Pulmonary hypertension caused by chronic thromboembolic disease (CTEPH) may be amenable to endarterectomy of the pulmonary artery. This is a highly specialized procedure.
The term atherectomy is used to describe reconstruction through a catheter.
For more information about Endarterectomy, read the full article at
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