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Carotid Endarterec­tomy

CAROTID ENDARTEREC­TOMY: Sur­gi­cal tech­nique to remove ath­er­o­scle­rotic plaque and fatty deposits from the carotid artery in order to restore blood flow to the brain. This pre­ven­ta­tive pro­ce­dure sig­nif­i­cantly reduces the risk of future stroke.
Source: National Insti­tute of Neu­ro­log­i­cal Dis­or­ders and Stroke


  • Health Link BC. 2022. Canada. 


  • Med­line­Plus. 2018. USA.


  • Cleave­land Clinic. 2019. USA.


  • Johns Hopkins Medicine. n.d. USA.


  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons. n.d. USA.


  • The Vas­cu­lar Soci­ety for Great Britain and Ire­land. 2017. England.

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