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Carotid stenting
1. Conscious sedation 2. Puncture radial or femoral artery 3. Placement of catheter into common carotid artery with angiogram 4. Placement of distal protection device or flow reversal device 5. Pre-dilatation of the stenosis with a small balloon 6. Stent placement 7. Post stent balloon angioplasty 8. Repeat common carotid angiogram 9. Removal of distal protection device or flow reversal.
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: carotid stenting?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can a carotid stent be visible from the outside?
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A 39-year old asked:
Who cannot have a carotid stent operation?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can you tell me if there are any side effects of carotid stent procedure?
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A 40-year old asked:
What kind of hospital does carotid stenting and endartectomy operations?
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A 57-year old female asked:
When after a carotid stent placement is a severe headache ofconcern?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can a carotid stent cause me to have a headache due to more blood flow?
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A 42-year old asked:
My carotid artery is 80% blocked and I am going in for carotid stenting next thur. started smoking again. Am I going to be okay??
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A 50-year old asked:
When should someone have carotid artery stenting done?
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A 45-year old asked:
Should my mom have carotid artery stenting done if she doesn't really need it?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can you tell me if there are any side affects to having a carotid artery stenting (cas) procedure done?
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A 36-year old asked:
Should my mom have carotid artery stenting done? Wht are the risks with this?
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A 45-year old asked:
Should my mom have carotid artery stenting done? Is this a high risk procedure?
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A 46-year old female asked:
What is the difference between Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting vs carotid endarterectomy?
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A male asked:
My carotid has a 60% occlusion - when do I have to have a stent place in it?
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A 30-year old asked:
Do stenting procedures for carotids also clean out the existing plaque?
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A 33-year old asked:
What's it like to have a stent in either carotid or vertebral artery?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can a person have a stent procedure for his carotid and leave the hospital the same day?
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A 44-year old male asked:
I get a stent on 05/30/2020, since I dont feel good. Repeating a additional angiogram negative. I still has neck, back pain and pain under my left arm. Ultrasound find my right side a 41-50% in my carotid. I start cardio rehab. What should I doing..
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A 26-year old female asked about a male:
Has mini strokes from scar tissue pressing against only carotid artery with a reenforced stent. 2 mini strokes been in bed since and vomiting 2 days.
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A 52-year old asked:
Do carotid stents cause strokes?
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A 39-year old asked:
Please advise if it's normal for your blood pressure to go out of whack after having carotid stenting done?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: stenting?
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A female asked:
Can i remove my own stent?
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A 30-year old asked:
What does carotid upstroke mean?
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A 48-year old female asked:
What does carotid upstrokes 1+ mean?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: stent?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can you describe the initial signs of a stent closing?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Test states my carotid upstroke is 1+, what could this mean?
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A 45-year old asked:
Is atherectomy better than stent?
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