Carotid endarterectomy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36490
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Vascular Surgery.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0594
- Available Online
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A carotid endarterectomy is surgery to clean plaque (fat deposits) out of one of your carotid arteries. The carotid arteries are arteries in your neck that bring blood to the arteries in your brain, neck, and face. This pamphlet reviews what causes arteries to narrow, what to expect during surgery, and care after surgery. Ways to slow or stop the fatty buildup in your arteries are also offered.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Vascular Surgery
- Alternate Title
- Carotid artery surgery
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (8 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Endarterectomy, Carotid
- Carotid Stenosis--surgery
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Carotid artery--Stenosis
- Carotid artery--Surgery
- Abstract
- A carotid endarterectomy is surgery to clean plaque (fat deposits) out of one of your carotid arteries. The carotid arteries are arteries in your neck that bring blood to the arteries in your brain, neck, and face. This pamphlet reviews what causes arteries to narrow, what to expect during surgery, and care after surgery. Ways to slow or stop the fatty buildup in your arteries are also offered.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Same Day Surgery, HI
- Revised by: 4.1 Staff and Bonnie Heckel CNS; Christine Thompson
- Pamphlet Number
- 0594
