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Carotid artery surgery
Is one of two primary ways to address blockage in the carotid artery that could lead to stroke. The other is carotid stenting.
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A 40-year old asked:
Can you be too old to have carotid artery surgery?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is recovery time after carotid artery surgery?
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A 37-year old asked:
At what usual age are you too old for carotid artery surgery?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: carotid artery surgery?
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A 48-year old asked:
At what age are you considered too old for carotid artery surgery?
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A 40-year old asked:
If I had carotid artery surgery, what is the expected recovery time?
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A 32-year old asked:
What are complications that can happen during carotid artery surgery?
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A 48-year old asked:
What is the recuperation for carotid artery surgery?
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A 32-year old asked:
What are the side effects of carotid artery surgery?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can statin drugs reduce need for carotid artery surgery?
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A 18-year old male asked:
A family member just returned home from carotid artery surgery on the left side what are the normal after effect symptoms?
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A 78-year old female asked:
Is. Carotid artery surgery. Safe. I have. 70 percent. Blockage. Had. Known. Of. 3 people. Who had. A stroke?
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A 73-year old male asked:
I feel a slight lump in the area where i had the carotid artery surgery. Is this normal and will the lump eventually go down?
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A 65-year old female asked about a 66-year old male:
Can the nerve to the vocal cord be damaged in in carotid artery surgery?
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A 34-year old asked:
How do doctors make sure that the brain keeps getting blood during carotid artery surgery?
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A 19-year old male asked:
What is the average life expectancy for someone who has had carotid artery surgery for radiation induced CAD? How risky is this surgery?
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A 55-year old female asked about a 65-year old male:
My husband had carotid artery surgery a week before thanksgiving and has had feet so swollen since he got home he has been unable to walk. ?
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A 29-year old asked:
Carotid artery surgery for lack of blood supply to the brain?
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A 42-year old asked:
Carotid artery surgery and lack of blood supply to the brain. Could that cause stroke effects?
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A 63-year old female asked:
I had carotid artery surgery 11 months ago.. Incision is from earlobe to collar bone . Everything to the front of the incision is still numb. Normal?
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A 22-year old female asked:
What could cause low oxygen levels after a carotid artery surgery and then hematoma removal surgery? Dry esophagus from ventilator?
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A 41-year old asked:
Which is the fatality rate of carotid artery bypass surgery?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is the complication rate of carotid artery bypass surgery?
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A member asked:
Can i take lecithin granules, am 83 yrs female, take Synthroid (thyroxine) for un/act thyroid, have 70% blockage left carotid artery. No surgery for now.?
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A 62-year old male asked:
WHAT IS THE NORMAL RECOVERY TIME FOR MY OCCLUDED CAROTID ARTERY? I HAD SURGERY DONE ON JULY26. I'VE BEEN HOME FROM HOSPITAL FOR ABOUT A WEEK, LIVING O
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A male asked:
My husband was diagnosed with a twisted or torqued left carotid artery. Does he need surgery?
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A 43-year old asked:
Are there meds for carotid artery stenosis, or is it surgery or nothing?
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A 37-year old asked:
If someone has surgery for carotid artery blockage, will they need angiogram/plasti in future?
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A 50-year old asked:
My father is 80 years old and one of his carotid arteries is 90% blocked - is he a good candidate for surgery or not?
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A 48-year old female asked:
What is the surgery proceedure to remove stenosis in the left carotid artery where it comes out at the top of the aorta?
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