Treatment of carotid artery disease depends on the severity of its manifestations. As a first step towards treating cerebrovascular physician may recommend medication and lifestyle changes.
Treatment of cerebral blood flow should be accompanied with the treatment of comorbidities in a patient, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol in the blood. A very important aspect of treatment is to stop smoking.
Surgical treatment of carotid atherosclerosis
In severe or progressive disease you may require surgical treatment. The indications for it are the symptoms of transient ischemic attack, moved in the past, stroke, or significant narrowing of the carotid arteries without symptoms. During this operation, called carotid endarterectomy, the surgeon removes the inner wall of the carotid artery atherosclerotic plaque with that narrows or blocks the lumen of the vessel. Depending on the general state of operation can be performed under local or general anesthesia. After the surgery, depending on the severity of the condition, the patient can go home every other day.
Angioplasty and stenting of the carotid arteries
This modern non-invasive methods. Angioplasty is the fact that the lumen of the carotid artery catheter was introduced with special inflated balloon on the end. The catheter is brought under control rentgenmonitora to narrowed arteries and balloon portion is inflated. In this case the artery expands and restores normal blood flow. If during the procedure of angioplasty in the lumen of the artery retained stent - a wire cage in the form of a cylinder, which prevents the re-narrowing of the arteries, a procedure called stenting.
The use of modern methods of data so far is still limited because of a certain percentage of relapses after them. None the less. They are used in patients with an increased risk of carotid endarterectomy.
Prevention of cerebrovascular
In the initial stages of the disease can recommend lifestyle changes that include diet (restriction of cholesterol and fats), exercise, in addition, it is recommended that all persons older than 45 years of aspirin use, as a means of lowering blood clotting and thrombus formation warning in the lumen blood vessels. It is also necessary in the presence of concomitant diseases such as diabetes and hypertension compliance with proper and regular treatment. You also need to quit smoking.
