Patients with carotid stenosis are mostly asymptomatic in the early stages, with occasional sudden onset of dizziness, headache, numbness in the limbs, transient blindness, and inability to speak with the…
Carotid stenosis is a chronic condition that does not heal on its own, but can be cured. With early diagnosis and intervention, the prognosis is generally good and will not…
The principle of treatment for carotid stenosis is to re-establish blood flow channels and restore normal blood flow. Treatment includes medication such as oral anti-platelet aggregation drugs and statins, interventional…
Carotid stenosis is a vascular disease in which the lumen of the large arterial vessels in the neck (common and internal carotid arteries) is narrowed or even occluded due to…
Cerebrovascular disease is one of the three most common causes of death in the elderly, and the annual incidence of stroke in Western countries is 200/100,000, of which ischemic accounts…
Carotid and vertebral artery stenosis is a common clinical lesion and is caused by atherosclerosis in approximately 95% of patients. Surgical treatment of carotid stenosis includes…
Can all patients with carotid stenosis undergo carotid endarterectomy? Yes. Generally speaking, carotid endarterectomy can be performed as long as the patient’s physical condition allows it. However, in the case of…
The human body has a total of four arteries supplying the brain in the neck, the carotid artery in the front and the conus artery in the back, symmetrical to…
Epidemiological surveys have shown that the main cause of carotid stenosis in China is atherosclerotic occlusive disease (about 90% of cases), and head and arm type aortitis is also common.…
Carotid stenosis symptoms Carotid stenosis is the narrowing of the lumen of the carotid artery due to atheromatous plaque in the carotid artery. When the carotid artery is narrowed, the…