What to do about carotid artery stenosis

Carotid artery stenosis treatment mainly includes general treatment, drug treatment, surgical treatment and so on.
1. General treatment: In daily life, patients should maintain a light diet, pay attention to exercise, and eat fresh vegetables and fruits as appropriate. At the same time, reduce the intake of high cholesterol food, such as animal brain, fried food and so on. In addition, attention should be paid to the control of blood pressure, blood sugar and blood fat.
2. Drug treatment: statin drugs such as simvastatin and pravastatin can be used as prescribed by the doctor, and anti-platelet aggregation drugs such as aspirin and clopidogrel can be used in conjunction with the treatment.
3. Surgery: It mainly includes carotid artery stenting and carotid artery endarterectomy, of which carotid artery endarterectomy is the standard treatment for carotid artery stenosis.
It is recommended that patients with carotid artery stenosis should consult a doctor in time and take active treatment under the guidance of the doctor to avoid delaying the condition.