Carotid atherectomy

The human body is full of nerves and blood vessels. The heart is the largest power system of the human body, which can provide power for human life activities. The heart is connected to arteries and veins. Among the arteries, there is an artery that passes through the human neck, called the carotid artery. Carotid plaque is a type of arterial disease. Let’s learn about carotid atherectomy.

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a method of removing thickened atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid intima to prevent stroke caused by plaque detachment. It has been proven to be an effective method for preventing and treating ischemic cerebrovascular disease. Carotid endarterectomy, which has been performed abroad for 50 years, is a type of unblocking surgery that shifts the focus of attention on cerebrovascular disease forward and prevents cerebral infarction. Generally, this operation is performed after the patient has developed clinical symptoms such as transient cerebral ischemia and cerebral thrombosis.

In my country, this surgery has not been widely performed. Only a few large hospitals have reported cases, but the number is still small. The reasons are that the level of medical care in my country is low, the number of patients screened is small, and the patients are not very sensitive to the surgery.

This is related to the lack of awareness of the dangers of carotid artery stenosis. In addition, doctors themselves have not done enough to publicize the dangers of carotid artery stenosis, which is also one of the important reasons why this surgery has not been widely carried out in our country. Therefore, medical experts call for more popular science publicity on the prevention of cerebrovascular diseases, clearly informing patients of the dangers of carotid stenosis, removing the "garbage" in the carotid artery as soon as possible, and reducing the risk of cerebral infarction, so as to avoid seeking medical treatment only after a serious stroke and losing the best time for treatment.

At the same time, he reminded readers that the key to preventing cerebrovascular diseases is prevention. It is important to develop good living habits and lifestyles, properly control the intake of high-cholesterol and high-sugar foods, eat more whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables, pay attention to a comprehensive and balanced nutrition, live a regular life, learn to relax yourself, and car owners should walk and move more as much as possible, and actively participate in physical exercise that is beneficial to the body and mind.