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Can you be too old for carotid artery surgery?
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No: If it is not safe to be under genera anesthesia, it can be done under local.
Answered 5/23/2013
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Yes: Most carotid trials did not include 90 year olds.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Age for Carotid surg: Overall medical condition as evaluated by your doctors, not age, determines if you should have carotid surgery. A regional block anesthetic, meaning the neck is made numb, will allow the surgery to occur without having to put the person to sleep. This can dramatically reduce the strain on the person having the procedure; as a result we fix carotid arteries on people up into their 90s.
Answered 1/17/2017
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