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Read the Issue. Sign Up Now. Previous: Perianal Streptococcal Dermatitis. Jan 15, Issue. When to Operate in Carotid Artery Disease. Risk Factors for Ischemic Stroke Nonmodifiable risk factors Age Race or ethnicity Gender Family history Genetics Modifiable or treatable risk factors Arterial hypertension Transient ischemic attacks Previous stroke Asymptomatic carotid bruit or stenosis Cardiac disease Aortic arch atheromatosis Diabetes mellitus Hyperlipidemia Cigarette smoking Alcohol consumption Increased fibrinogen level Elevated homocysteine level Low serum folate level Elevated anticardiolipin antibody levels Use of oral contraceptives Microalbuminuria Obesity Information from references 6 through TABLE 1.
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Navigate this Article. Nonmodifiable risk factors. Brott notes that several factors, including stenting technology and proper patient selection, have continued to improve over the years since patients in the current study had their procedures. He anticipates short-term outcomes of stenting could soon match those of surgery. Brott has been honored three times with awards by the American Heart Association, most recently the Research Achievement Award, for his research and work in revolutionizing treatment of ischemic stroke.
By Lynda De Widt. What happens during a carotid endarterectomy? Generally, carotid endarterectomy CEA follows this process: You will be asked to remove any jewelry or other objects that may interfere with the procedure.
You will remove your clothing and put on a hospital gown. You will be asked to empty your bladder before the procedure. An IV intravenous line will be started in your arm or hand. Another catheter will be put in your wrist to monitor your blood pressure and to take blood samples. One or more extra catheters may be put in into your neck, opposite the surgery site, to monitor your heart. Other sites for the catheter include the under the collarbone area and the groin. If there is too much hair at the surgical site, the healthcare team may shave it off.
You will be placed on the operating table, lying on your back. Your head will be raised slightly and turned away from the side to be operated on. A catheter will be put in into your bladder to drain urine. The anesthesiologist will check your heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and blood oxygen level during the surgery.
CEA may be done under local anesthesia. You will be sleepy, but will not feel the area being operated on.
You will get a sedative in your IV before the procedure to help you relax. This lets the healthcare provider monitor how you are doing during the procedure by asking you questions and testing your hand grip strength. If the CEA is done under local anesthesia, the healthcare provider will give you constant support and keep you comfortable during the procedure.
You will get pain medicine as needed. Under local anesthesia, you will get oxygen through a tube that fits in your nose. A CEA may also be done under general anesthesia.
This means you will be asleep. Once you are sedated, the provider will put a breathing tube into your throat and into your windpipe to provide air to your lungs. You will be connected to a ventilator. This machine will breathe for you during the surgery.
You will be given a dose of antibiotics through your IV to help prevent infection. The healthcare team will clean the skin over the surgery site with an antiseptic solution. The healthcare provider will make a cut incision down the side of the neck over the diseased artery. Once the artery is exposed, the provider will make a cut into the artery. The healthcare provider may use a device called a shunt to divert blood flow around the surgery area.
This will keep blood flowing to the brain. A shunt is a small tube that is put into the carotid artery to send blood flow around the area being operated on. With the blood flow diverted, the healthcare provider will remove the plaque from the artery. The provider will then remove the shunt and carefully close the artery. Why carotid artery disease develops Normal healthy arteries are elastic and smooth on the inside, allowing blood to easily flow through them. As well as ageing, there are several other factors that can contribute to a build-up of plaque.
These include: a high-fat diet high blood pressure hypertension diabetes smoking Find out more about the causes of atherosclerosis Carotid artery disease and stroke There are 2 ways a stroke or TIA could occur if the flow of blood through your carotid arteries becomes blocked or restricted: an ischaemic stroke — if the carotid artery is completely blocked and limits the blood supply to your brain an embolic stroke — if a blood clot forms on the roughened surface of the carotid artery and breaks off, it may block 1 or more arteries in the brain Diagnosing carotid artery disease Carotid artery disease is usually diagnosed if a person has the symptoms of a stroke or TIA, such as the face drooping on 1 side, numbness or weakness in the arms or legs, speech problems, or a loss of vision in 1 eye.
These include: a duplex ultrasound scan — sound waves are used to produce an image of your blood vessels and measure the blood flow through them; it can also show how narrow your blood vessels are a CT scan — a series of X-rays are taken at slightly different angles, and a computer assembles the images to create a detailed picture of the inside of your body a computed tomographic angiogram CTA — a special dye is injected into a vein and a CT machine is used to take X-rays to build up a picture of your neck arteries a magnetic resonance angiography MRA — a magnetic field and radio waves are used to produce images of your arteries and the blood flow within them You'll usually have an ultrasound scan first to check if there's any narrowing in your arteries and determine whether it's severe enough for you to benefit from having surgery.
Grading narrowed arteries If tests indicate your carotid arteries are narrowed, the severity of the narrowing stenosis will be graded to determine whether you need surgery. You should be assessed within a week of the start of your stroke or TIA symptoms.
The operation will ideally be carried out within 2 weeks of when your symptoms started.
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