Carotid Artery Disease/ Stroke
Carotid Arteries supply blood to the brain. There are two carotid arteries pass from wither side if your wind pipe and a damage to the carotid arteries lead to stroke.
Symptoms • Slurring of speech • Dizziness • Blurred vision/ blackout • Paralysis or numbness in the hands or part of the face etc. |
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Risk Factors
• Smoking
• Hypertension
• Family history of Heart Disease / stroke
• Diabetes
Diagnosis
People having a family history of diabetes/hypertension and nay other heart diseases should have regular preventive medical checkups to assess their conditions. Apollo Health City offers a wide range of health check ups for the benefit of out clients. Please go though our site for information regarding the health checks being offered
• Carotid Ultrasound
• Carotid CT Scan or Advance PET CT Scan
Interventional Carotid Procedures
• Carotid Angiography – It is a diagnostic procedure where in a catheter is guided in to your carotid arteries with the aid of x ray machine and the extent of blockage is determined by the cardiologist
• Carotid Angioplasty Balloon – Usually performed after the angiography where in a catheter with balloon is inserted to burst the clot or the blockage is compressed against the artery walls
• Carotid Angioplasty Stenting – A stent is place over a ballon and guided to the area of blockage
Surgical Procedures
Carotid Endarterectomy – The procedure involves making an incision in the neck near the blockage and removing the diseased part and sewing the artery back in place.
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