Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treatment of peripheral artery disease …
2022年3月3日 · ANSWER: Your condition, called peripheral artery disease, is a common problem in which narrowed arteries reduce the amount of blood that reaches the limbs. The type of blocked artery you describe can be treated in several ways. The specific treatment you need depends on the severity of your symptoms and the extent of the blockage.
Mayo Clinic Q and A: New treatment to open blocked carotid artery
2018年11月30日 · Traditional treatments for carotid stenosis can pose a small risk of triggering a stroke. There is a new treatment, however, called transcarotid arterial revascularization, or TCAR, that uses a different approach to opening a blocked carotid artery. The risk of a stroke during that procedure may be lower than it would be with other methods.
Do asymptomatic patients with blocked carotid arteries always …
2009年6月10日 · Treatment options for patients diagnosed with partially blocked carotid arteries but without symptoms such as a mini-stroke, or transient blindness in one eye (amaurosis fugax), should be carefully considered and recommendation made on an individualized basis, according to a review of medical literature published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The carotid arteries …
What Safe Treatments Are Available for Advanced Carotid Artery …
2010年3月26日 · Treatment options typically are focused on carotid arteries that are only partially blocked. Atherosclerosis of the carotid arteries — also called carotid artery disease or atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the carotid arteries — develops when fatty deposits (plaque) clog those arteries.
Treatment Options for Poor Circulation in Feet
2010年12月24日 · The location of intermittent claudication depends on where the artery is blocked or narrowed. The pain or discomfort goes away once the activity is stopped and during rest. Treatment for peripheral arterial disease depends on a person's overall health, the symptoms, and the results of tests a doctor may perform to diagnose the condition.
Learn about coronary angioplasty and stents - Mayo Clinic News …
2019年10月2日 · Coronary stents are placed during a procedure called coronary angioplasty (AN-jee-o-plas-tee), also called percutaneous coronary intervention, which is a procedure used to open clogged heart arteries. Angioplasty involves temporarily inserting and inflating a tiny balloon where your artery is clogged to help widen the artery. Most stents used today are coated with …
Mayo Clinic Minute: Medications versus surgery for heart patients
2020年2月7日 · Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease in the U.S, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The condition develops when the major blood vessels that supply your heart with blood become damaged or diseased. Plaque buildup narrows your coronary arteries, causing symptoms such as chest pain and shortness […]
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Leg pain? It may be your arteries
2025年1月14日 · One treatment option is percutaneous endovascular surgery, a minimally invasive approach. In this operation, the surgeon guides a thin, flexible tube called a catheter through the groin, foot or wrist to the narrowed part of the artery. A tiny balloon is inflated to widen the blocked artery and improve blood flow.
Manage your risk of carotid artery disease
2023年9月19日 · A treatment plan will be based on the degree of blockage in your carotid arteries and could include a combination of lifestyle modifications, medications and surgery. Treatment for mild to moderate blockages may include lifestyle changes to slow the progression of damage to your arteries, including quitting smoking , losing weight, reducing ...
Peripheral artery system at risk of disease due to family history ...
2024年2月29日 · Eau Claire, Wis. — Most people have heard of heart attacks occurring because of a blocked coronary artery. But the body has two types of artery systems: the coronary artery system, which relates to the heart, and peripheral artery system, which involves the arteries carrying oxygenated blood to the arms, legs, brain and the rest of the body.