AN UNBIASED VIEW OF CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE TREATMENT

In angioplasty and stenting, a vascular surgeon or interventional radiologist inserts a catheter into your artery and inflates a balloon squashing the plaque into the artery wall. A stent or cage is then put at the positioning to maintain the artery open and forestall re-narrowing.Carotid artery disease session A Mayo Clinic neurologist talks with