Stroke Prevention – Carotid Endarterectomy Surgical Procedure
By Anne Ahira
The most common cause of seventy thousands strikes per year within the United States is the blockage of a blood vessel leading to the brain. This condition accounts for eighty percent of all strokes on an annual basis.
Carotid artery disease is a condition in which the main arteries that are located within the neck that supply the blood flow to the brain become narrowed or blocked due to fatty deposits and can cause the flow of blood to the brain to abruptly stop.
This condition can be accurately diagnosed through routine lab and image testing and a carotid endarterectomy can be performed to remove the fatty deposits or blockage from one of the two carotid arteries within the neck.
Carotid Endarterectomy for Stroke Prevention
A carotid endarterectomy is typically performed in order to prevent the patient from having a stroke due to the build up of fatty deposits within the carotid arteries that can cause the blood flow to the brain to abruptly stop resulting in a stroke.
This surgery has been found to be highly beneficial to those patients who have already experienced a stroke or have had the symptoms or warning signs of a stroke as well as a blockage of seventy to ninety nine percent within the carotid arteries. The risk factor for having a stroke is significantly reduced in patients who have this procedure as their chances are reduced by eighty percent of having a stroke within two years.
A carotid endarterectomy is one of the most common vascular operations performed and is a relatively safe and typically long lasting procedure. A surgeon will make a small incision within the neck to reach the carotid artery and removes the plaque build up as well as the lining of the diseased section of the artery.
The actual procedure takes approximately two hours and a hospital stay of up to two days is typically required providing there are no complications. While this procedure removes the build up of plaque, it can not prevent the additional build up plaque in patients who may be susceptible, therefore, some patients may be required to take medication or make certain dietary and lifestyle changes in order to prevent this condition from reoccurring.
Other Methods of Preventing a Stroke
The best precautions to take against having a stroke include the cessation of smoking, monitoring of blood pressure, and blood sugar control among individual who have diabetes. Certain individuals who are at a higher risk for stroke may also be prescribed medications by their physician including aspirin or anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs such as warfarin and ticlopidine.
Individuals over the age of sixty five are at a higher risk for stroke as they account for seventy five percent of all stroke victims, therefore, if you are over the age of sixty five it is essential that you check your blood pressure regularly as well as have routine physical examinations.
Author: Anne Ahira, CEO of Asian Brain Company
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