AN UNBIASED VIEW OF CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE TREATMENT

In angioplasty and stenting, a vascular surgeon or interventional radiologist inserts a catheter to the artery and inflates a balloon squashing the plaque in to the artery wall. A stent or cage is then positioned at the website to keep the artery open up and forestall re-narrowing.The timing of intervention for carotid stenosis is controversial mai