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Carotid Stenosis Learning Center

Diagnosis and treatment of carotid stenosis involves the primary care physician, nurses, neurologist , neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, and specialists who are skilled in performing angioplasty.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a surgical procedure that is performed to remove deposits of fat, called plaque, from the carotid arteries in the neck. These two main arteries, one on each side of the neck, deliver blood and oxygen to the brain. P...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Carotid artery surgery is a procedure to restore proper blood flow to the brain.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 9, 2009
Carotid endarterectomy is a surgical procedure to treat obstruction of the carotid artery caused by atherosclerotic plaque formation.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Angioplasty is a term describing a procedure used to widen vessels narrowed by stenoses or occlusions. There are various types of these procedures and their names are associated with the type of vessel entry and equipment used. For example, percut...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart. These blood vessels are called the coronary arteries. A coronary artery stent is a small, metal mesh tube that expands inside a coronary artery. A...
Source:ADAM
Date:December 13, 2008
Endovascular stent surgery is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that uses advanced technology and instrumentation to treat such disorders of the circulatory system as blockage or damage to blood vessels caused by the build up of plaque (fatt...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Angioplasty is a term describing a procedure used to widen vessels narrowed by stenoses or occlusions. There are various types of angioplasty. The specific names of these procedures are derived from the type of equipment used and the path of entry...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Angioplasty is a term describing a procedure used to widen vessels narrowed by stenoses or occlusions. There are various types of these procedures and their names are associated with the type of vessel entry and equipment used. For example, percut...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to your legs. These peripheral arteries can become blocked with fatty material that builds up inside them. This is called atherosclerosis. A stent is a small, m...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 9, 2009
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