Carotid angioplasty and stenting; CAS; Angioplasty - carotid artery

The risks for any anesthesia are:

• Allergic reactions to medicines
• Breathing problems

The risks for any surgery are:

• Bleeding
• Infection

Risks of carotid surgery are:

• Allergic reaction to dye (only with carotid artery angioplasty)
• Blood clots or bleeding in the brain at the site of surgery
• Brain damage
• Heart attack
• More blockage of the carotid artery over time
• Seizures (this is rare)
• Stroke (this is rare)

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Atherosclerosis

Cholesterol producers

Balloon angioplasty

PCTA

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Review Date: 07/10/2010
Reviewed By: Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, and Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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