Carotid Disease Treatment: How to Reduce Your Stroke Risk

Reduce your risk of stroke. Learn about the surgery that removes the lesion that has formed in the walls of the carotid artery.

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What is Carotid Disease?

Carotid disease is characterized by the involvement of the carotid axis by atherosclerosis, that is, the hardening of the wall and the narrowing of the circulation zone within the artery.

This disease can affect the common carotid artery, the carotid bifurcation, or the internal carotid artery itself.

This condition deserves special attention due to the possibility of creating emboli that will later lodge in the cerebral arteries, potentially causing a stroke.

Risk Factors

The risk groups are similar to those of atherosclerosis. In other words:

Smokers
Hypertensive patients
Diabetics
High cholesterol

Although this disease is more prevalent in older ages, for both sexes, men end up being more prone and have an earlier risk compared to women, who only have a higher incidence after menopause.