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carotid endarterectomy |
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carotid endarterectomy (CEA), surgical excision of atheromatous segments of the endothelium and tunica media of the carotid artery, leaving a smooth tissue lining and facilitating blood flow through the vessel. The surgery is done to decrease the risk of stroke. endarterectomy excision of thickened atheromatous areas of the innermost coat of an artery. carotid endarterectomy endarterectomy within an extracranial carotid artery, usually within the common carotid. See also carotid endarterectomy. carotid endarterectomy Neurology Removal of atherosclerotic plaque by “scraping” the vascular intima of the carotid arteries to ↓ risk of CVAs and TIAs. See Stroke, Transient ischemic attack. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Example: In one facility, carotid endarterectomy complications were believed to be 1 percent. To prevent such strokes, roughly 140,000 people undergo carotid endarterectomy each year in the United States (SN: 9/2/00, p. Only 6 percent of people with significant blockage but no symptoms who had the procedure, called carotid endarterectomy, suffered strokes over the next five years, compared to 12 percent of those with the same condition who did not have surgery, said a report in the May 8 issue of The Lancet. |
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