Carotid stenting

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Carotid Stenting
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Carotid stenting

• What is Carotid stenting?
• Carotid stenting is when a small, expandable,
  thin wire device (called a stent) is placed into
  one of the main arteries that carries blood to
  the front part of the brain (carotid artery), as
  it has become partially blocked with abnormal
  thickening of the artery wall called 'plaque'.
• If the supply of blood to the brain is reduced,
  Carotid stenting can cause a stroke. The stent is
  placed in the artery, and then expanded to widen
  the artery to its normal size and smooth the
  inner surface to increase blood flow.
• For What Carotid stenting is used?

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• Carotid stenting is an alternative treatment to
  surgery (endarterectomy) or medical therapy that
  might include treatment to thin the blood to stop
  it from clotting (anticoagulation), as well as
  lifestyle management. The procedure can be
  carried out while a patient is awake or under a
  general anesthetic (asleep). Whether or not a
  general anesthetic is used is decided by the
  doctor carrying out the procedure, based on how
  complex the procedure is and the patient's
  medical condition.

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Treatment

• Which doctor to be consulted for Carotid
  stenting?
• There are a wide variety of doctors that now
  perform carotid stenting. This includes interventi
  onal neuro radiologists, interventional
  radiologists, vascular surgeons and cardiologists
  (specialist doctors).

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FAQ's

• 1. Where is carotid stenting done?
• Carotid stenting is performed in the angiography
  suite of a most of public and private hospitals.
• 2. What are the benefits of carotid stenting?
• Carotid stenting is performed in
  the angiography suite of a most of public and
  private hospitals.
• Carotid stenting avoids potential damage to
  nerves in the neck, such as the nerves involved
  with speech and swallowing, which can occur with
  surgery. The recovery period from an
  uncomplicated carotid stenting procedure would
  normally be quicker than uncomplicated surgery.

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• 3. How long does carotid stenting take?
• Carotid stenting can be completed within 30
  minutes or can take up to 2 hours if the artery
  to be stented is difficult to access.
• 4. What are the risks of Carotid Stenting?
• There are risks with carotid stenting. The main
  risk is of causing stroke during the stenting
  procedure. This occurs in between 2 and 10 of
  all carotid stenting procedures carried out. The
  risk of using carotid stenting to widen the
  artery is similar to the risk of having surgery
  (carotid endarterectomy). Carotid stenting would
  only be recommended when doctors believe patients
  are less likely to be at risk than if they had
  surgery.

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