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Carotid Artery Stenting vs Carotid Artery Surgery: Is there a Difference? by Heartstrong Registered NurseFacebook If you have a carotid stenosis you could be at an increased risk for a stroke. Carotid artery surgery (carotid endarterectomy) has been the treatment of choice for many years.  Carotid artery...
Should Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis Be Treated? by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Whether or not patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis should be treated... to how to best prevent stroke from this type of heart disease. Carotid artery stenosis is a sign of cardiovascular...
Carotid Artery Stenting Can Prevent Strokes by Heartstrong Registered NurseFacebook ) and fifty percent of these ischemic strokes are caused by a significant carotid artery (neck artery leading... trials performed over the past twenty years have demonstrated the superiority of carotid artery surgery...
Carotid artery plaques form later in life, related to insulin levels by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor of atherosclerotic plaques in carotid arteries by taking advantage of Carbon-14 (14C) residues in the atmosphere... short and late time period in life of 3-5 years. The investigators collected carotid plaques...
More on carotid plaque... by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor , you may find out that there's a 30% blockage ("stenosis"), at the far end of the common carotid artery on the right side..."), have an abnormal sound in your carotid ultrasound detected by your doctor (a carotid "bruit"), or...
Carotid ultrasound effective alternative to coronary angiography by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor .NYU.edu - A simple, inexpensive and noninvasive carotid artery ultrasound of the neck can be used as a preliminary... from contrast material and radiation exposure. In the study, patients underwent the noninvasive carotid artery...
Do We Need MRI Monitoring of Carotid Atherotic Plaque to Assess Statin Treatment? by Bruce Friedman Patient Expert in point is a recent article discussing the use of MRIs to assess the response of carotid artery atheromas... of cholesterol within the plaque....The scans were done on patients’ carotid arteries in the neck...
Carotid plaque can be shrunk by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor the coronary arteries.) Numerous agents have been shown to contribute to reduction of carotid plaque: statin... Rose, a 64-year old woman, just had a 70% carotid blockage identified by a screening ultrasound...
ASA: Carotid Stenting Ma ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor than carotid endarterectomy in patients with carotid artery stenosis in the months after the procedure... randomly assigned patients with carotid artery stenosis to carotid artery stenting or carotid...
Surgery Better Than Angioplasty for Narrowed Neck Artery by Dr. Syed L. Doctor of Dentistry Carotid surgery is not a major operation, because the artery is close to the surface of the neck. It sometimes is done under local anesthesia. The surgeon clamps the artery shut and cuts fatty deposits from its wall. Read

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I have swollen carotid arteries. What could this be?
I have swollen carotid arteries and nothing seems to help. Now I have a swollen lymph node and I get migraines. I also deal with a heavy chest and sometimes I wheeze at night. What could be going on? Lurecrap

Carotid Artery Disease
Carotid artery disease is the leading cause of strokes. More than 50% of stroke victims... what a carotid artery was. They are the blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood throughout your body. The carotid arteries are located in your neck and carry blood to your brain. Over time...crap

Is Vytorin effective for the treatment of carotid arteries?
Is it effective in preventing build up of plaque after carotid artery surgery? Becky Walterscrap

Do I still need a statin?
11/06 minor stroke (word finding difficulty) Carotid artery blockage 80% left 50% right Had surgery no accumulation since. Am on simvastatin 40 mg up from 20 mg (no change), doctor wanted to add zetia.   I started taking plant sterol esters instead.   I ride a bike 30 miles per week...crap

Best possible outcome for CVD
Original status as of February 2009 - 50% stenosis in carotid artery; treadmill revealed 142 BPM, 10.5 mintues, asymptomatic,  ST depression at about -3.8 (V3); Total choloesterol at ~258, HDL at 54... at about 90% stenosis and more distal stenosis of 75%; Right coronory artery was dominant and had a short...crap

How to Detect Lipoprotein(a) and Prevent Heart Disease
Patty, a 42-year old, slender executive assistant, has already had one carotid surgery. At age 41, her doctor detected an abnormal sound (a "bruit") in the left carotid artery in her neck; ultrasound... that necessitated emergency insertion of a stent in her left anterior descending coronary artery.   Prior...crap

SATIN DRUGS REDUCE CHOLESTEROL, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ??
Ever been in a position where your trying to get/go to another area but ya just can't seem to get there,.......that's me   A few months back in 2008 i had my left and right carotid arteries checked... blockage that may be "already" in the arteries ... will it lower my blockage and/or will it ("satins...crap

The Tingling of My Heart
about Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). But there I was, in March of 2004, thinking that I had dodged the HIV... inhibitor drugs and the effect they have on hardening of the arteries, and a possible increase in incidence... are also looking at what effect HIV has on hardening of the arteries. Many healthcare providers prescribe statin...crap

Heart Disease Screening Tests
How useful are screening tests in the community? Inexpensive screenings for carotid and aortic..., an abnormality found in this group is likely to be an error. Screening 95-year olds for carotid disease... scan (called EBCT because it is such a mouthful) that demonstrated calcium in her coronary arteries...crap

Carotid ultrasound: a test for heart disease?
of the carotid arteries (the two arteries on either side of the neck) are available for virtually all people. The carotid arteries are a bit unusual in that they are very close to the surface of the body. Carotid... of atherosclerosis that could be present elsewhere. That dual role makes ultrasound of the carotid arteries a highly...crap