Question 1

how to unblock a blocked artery in your leg?

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Surgery ???: either angioplasty or stunting/atherectomy (catheter based therapy) or surgery. surgery may include a plaque removal or bypass.

Question 2

can you tell me how to unblock a blocked artery in your leg?

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Depends: Arterial blockage caused by a clot can be treated with thrombolytics or surgery. Blockages caused by atherosclerosis can be treated by endovascular techniques or bypass surgery. The first step is medical therapy, which may relieve symptoms and make intervention a secondary option.

Question 3

can arterial occlusion near the knee cause a vein or tributary to stick out slightly above the achilles tendon?

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If there is a : Problem with the artery being occluded I would imagine you would have some sort of pain. Conclusions in arteries are not good. A occlusion in an artery would not cause your vein to bulge if anything if the occlusion was a clot the artery itself might be a little thicker.

Question 4

what can cause a blocked artery?

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Smoking: The main cause of arterial blockages is the condition known as atherosclerosis, commonly called hardening of the arteries. The major preventable or modifiable risk factor is smoking.

Question 5

please help! what is the procedure for clearing a blocked artery?

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Depends: a localized blockage may be treated by angioplasty/stenting or surgery to clean out plaque. longer blockages often require surgical bypass. It depends on the extent and location of the blockage.

Question 6

can you feel a blocked artery in your neck?

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Not typically: Arteries with plaque build-up and blockage are not typically able to picked up or discovered just by feeling the artery. Oftentimes an artery can be blocked and still have a pulse. An ultrasound is often the least invasive and most cost-effective way to detect blockage in the neck arteries.

Question 7

blocked artery in neck caused by radiation?

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Carotid stenosis: Exposure to radiation, usually in the treatment of cancer, is a known cause of stenosis.   It doesn't occur in all cases but it can occur.

Question 8

how dangerous is the blocked artery operation on your neck?

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Its not minor: A carotid endarterectomy is a major operation but is usually well tolerated. In the hands of a well trained vascular surgeon the risks can be minimalized. Nationally the rate of stroke around the time of the surgery is less then 3% for vascular surgeons. Heart issues is one of the most common complications but is usually treatable. Death is rare less then 1% but can occur.

Question 9

is it possible that feeling tired all the time have anything to do with a blocked artery?

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Blocked where?: Vascular disease per se causes ischemia, low-flow to whatever its perfusing.  If you have hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes and smoke, these all collude together to occlude arteries, everywhere--it's only a matter of degrees.  Yet global fatigue per se is not diagnostic of vascular disease.  Clinical depression causes fatigue and burn-out without effecting the vascular tree.

Question 10

what is the medical term for a blocked artery that's swollen and caused the skin to split?

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Skin splitting: Blocked arteries do not cause the skin to split.  This usually occurs when one has eczema, which is not a problem of the circulation.  If an artery supplying the skin does get completely blocked, it can cause the area of the skin supplied by that artery to die and to slough off.

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