Bilateral carotid atherosclerosis according to the degree of atherosclerosis, choose to hang up the neurology or interventional medicine, different departments of treatment focus is different.
1. Neurology: if bilateral carotid atherosclerosis lesions are mild, and does not cause serious stenosis or occlusion of the carotid artery, the distal blood flow velocity and flow is normal, this time you can hang up the neurology department, according to the different circumstances of the oral medication as prescribed by the doctor, the commonly used drugs are antiplatelet aggregation drugs, such as aspirin enteric-coated tablets, clopidogrel; lipid-adjusting drugs, such as simvastatin, atorvastatin, and so on.
2. Interventional medicine: If the patient has bilateral carotid atherosclerosis, which has caused serious stenosis or occlusion of the carotid arteries, the condition may be more serious at this time, and it is recommended to go to the interventional medicine department for consultation, and after the doctor’s comprehensive analysis, it is decided to carry out the stenting treatment to realize the recanalization of blood vessels and to reduce the brain damage.
In general, medical institutions have set up a medical guide desk, if necessary, you can go to the desk to ask, the medical staff will be based on the patient’s condition, preliminary analysis, and put forward reasonable recommendations for medical treatment.