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A 40-year old asked:
Can you be too old to have carotid artery surgery?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is recovery time after carotid artery surgery?
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A 37-year old asked:
At what usual age are you too old for carotid artery surgery?
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What is the definition or description of: Carotid artery surgery?
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A 48-year old asked:
At what age are you considered too old for carotid artery surgery?
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A 40-year old asked:
If I had carotid artery surgery, what is the expected recovery time?
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A 73-year old male asked:
I feel a slight lump in the area where I had the carotid artery surgery. Is this normal and will the lump eventually go down?
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A 48-year old asked:
What is the recuperation for carotid artery surgery?
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A 32-year old asked:
What are the side effects of carotid artery surgery?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can statin drugs reduce need for carotid artery surgery?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can you tell me about carotid arteriogram and stenting after carotid artery surgery?
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A 34-year old asked:
How do doctors make sure that the brain keeps getting blood during carotid artery surgery?
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A 29-year old asked:
Carotid artery surgery for lack of blood supply to the brain?
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A 42-year old asked:
Carotid artery surgery and lack of blood supply to the brain. Could that cause stroke effects?
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A 63-year old female asked:
I had carotid artery surgery 11 months ago.. incision is from earlobe to collar bone . everything to the front of the incision is still numb. normal??
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A 70-year old male asked:
I had carotid artery surgery 3months ago. A breathing tube was used. My voice is hoarse and weak. I have a cough. Vocal cords partially work. Help?
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A 41-year old asked:
Which is the fatality rate of carotid artery bypass surgery?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is the complication rate of carotid artery bypass surgery?
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A member asked:
Can I take lecithin granules, am 83 yrs female, take synthroid (thyroxine) for un/act thyroid, have 70% blockage left carotid artery. No surgery for now.?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is surgery for blocked carotid artery dangerous?
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A 41-year old asked:
Carotid artery disease. Is it reversible w/o surgery?
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A 39-year old asked:
I have a 100% occluded carotid artery. when should I consider surgery?
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A 43-year old asked:
Are there meds for carotid artery stenosis, or is it surgery or nothing?
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A 42-year old asked:
Could carotid arteries be replaced if they are to occluded for surgery carotid endartectomy?
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A 37-year old asked:
If someone has surgery for carotid artery blockage, will they need angiogram/plasti in future?
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A 35-year old asked:
My grandfather had a stroke. His carotid arteries are 100% and 85% blocked. What kind of surgery does he need?
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A 34-year old asked:
Should patients with blocked arteries be given a blood thinner after carotid surgery?
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A 33-year old asked:
I have some blockages in my carotid arteries and will probably have to have surgery. Is this a very dangerous operation?
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A 37-year old asked:
Should a 87 year old Alzheimer's patient have surgery to clear a blocked carotid artery?
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A 52-year old asked:
Is it worth it for an eighty-seven year old Alzheimer's patient to have surgery to clear a blocked carotid artery?
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