Occlusion or severe stenosis of the right carotid artery can be treated by medication and surgery. Drug therapy is mainly oral statin drugs, such as atorvastatin, etc. Surgical treatment includes carotid stenting and carotid endarterectomy.
1. Pharmacological treatment: In case of severe carotid endothelial stenosis, statin drugs, such as atorvastatin and Rosuvastatin, should be used to stabilize the plaque as prescribed by the doctor, while aspirin and clopidogrel can be taken orally to fight against platelet aggregation for stroke prevention.
2. Surgical treatment: patients with severe stenosis can be given endarterectomy to improve their condition, or stent implantation. For patients with occlusion, vascular bypass surgery can be chosen.
Right carotid artery occlusion or severe stenosis according to the condition of the choice of treatment options, drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor.