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Carotid endarterectomy
Carotid endarterectomy
Carotid endarterectomy
Carotid endarterectomy
Carotid endarterectomy

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Carotid endarterectomy Defined

Most common surgical procedure for carotid artery blockages; carotid artery is exposed, blood is shunted around blocked area, plaque is removed, artery is stitched shut.

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2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing

Published September 6, 2008, 10:54 am, ABC 7 El Paso

SATURDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- In the treatment of patients with symptomatic narrowing (stenosis) of the carotid artery, angioplasty with stenting and endarterectomy (surgical...

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2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing

Published September 6, 2008, 6:01 am, HealthDay via Yahoo! News

SATURDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- In the treatment of patients with symptomatic narrowing (stenosis) of the carotid artery, angioplasty with stenting and endarterectomy (surgical removal of the obstruction) are similarly effective in preventing ipsilateral stroke at two and four years after the procedure, according to two studies.

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Researchers Observe Asymptomatic Carotid Plaque Healing Mechanisms

Published September 3, 2008, 11:56 am, PhysOrg

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have observed by non-invasive MR imaging (MRI), a healing mechanism for plaque rupture, a potentially life-threatening event in the cardiovascular system that can result in a fatal heart attack or debilitating stroke. The untimely death of well-known television journalist Tim Russert was due to the sudden rupture of a vulnerable plaque ...

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