If you are at risk of stroke, here’s why carotid surgery is safer than stents – the evidence
If you have had a recent mini-stroke or ischaemic stroke, carotid endarterectomy is safer than stents: here’s why. Listen to the evidence. A common cause of stroke is a tight/critical narrowing of your carotid artery in your neck (carotid stenosis). The stenosis is an atherosclerotic plaque that ruptures & releases clot & cholesterol debris to…