Post by masders on Feb 15, 2024 12:00:36 GMT
Damage to the large arteries in the neck, which supply the brain with blood, is one of the main causes of stroke. Dr. Zharko Hristovski, interventional cardiologist, advises that in the "Acibadem Sistina" clinical hospital, as in no other place in the region, there is the possibility of an integrated approach with consultative participation of many experts for choosing the true and correct way of establishing the diagnosis, and for conducting a full examination of other concomitant diseases, in accordance with the highest world standards, following recommendations and applying the most modern treatments of carotid artery disease. Atherosclerosis is a disease of blood vessels, the inner walls of which are damaged over time. Their wall thickens, loses elasticity and becomes brittle.
Arteriosclerosis is also caused when fats are deposited on the walls of the arteries, causing the space of the blood vessels to narrow and causing serious blood Brazil Email List circulation disorders. Precisely because of these changes, arteriosclerosis is one of the main causes of cardiovascular diseases (infarction in the heart and brain, peripheral vascular disease, arteriosclerosis of the kidneys, etc.), precisely these diseases are the most common cause of death in modern life. When we talk about brain infarction and the cause of its occurrence, it is impossible not to mention carotid artery disease (arteriosclerosis) – damage to the large arteries in the neck, which supply blood to the brain. Among the main causes of cerebral infarction (about 30%) is the narrowing and blockage of the carotid arteries.
Changes in these arteries in the neck, in the division of the common, internal and external carotid artery play a very important role in the occurrence of brain infarction. Why do cardiologists care about carotid artery changes? As I mentioned, arteriosclerosis is a disease whose changes are manifested in different parts, more precisely, very often we have the spread of this disease in different areas. During examinations of the blood vessels, which feed the heart muscle, a high percentage of narrowing of the coronary arteries and carotid arteries was observed at the same time. In this case, the cardiologist, based on the clinical appearance and the angiographic result, must determine a strategy in terms of treatment. The method of performing an angiography of the carotid arteries is identical to the registration of the coronary arteries, but the catheters for performing the registration of the blood vessels are designed slightly differently.
Arteriosclerosis is also caused when fats are deposited on the walls of the arteries, causing the space of the blood vessels to narrow and causing serious blood Brazil Email List circulation disorders. Precisely because of these changes, arteriosclerosis is one of the main causes of cardiovascular diseases (infarction in the heart and brain, peripheral vascular disease, arteriosclerosis of the kidneys, etc.), precisely these diseases are the most common cause of death in modern life. When we talk about brain infarction and the cause of its occurrence, it is impossible not to mention carotid artery disease (arteriosclerosis) – damage to the large arteries in the neck, which supply blood to the brain. Among the main causes of cerebral infarction (about 30%) is the narrowing and blockage of the carotid arteries.
Changes in these arteries in the neck, in the division of the common, internal and external carotid artery play a very important role in the occurrence of brain infarction. Why do cardiologists care about carotid artery changes? As I mentioned, arteriosclerosis is a disease whose changes are manifested in different parts, more precisely, very often we have the spread of this disease in different areas. During examinations of the blood vessels, which feed the heart muscle, a high percentage of narrowing of the coronary arteries and carotid arteries was observed at the same time. In this case, the cardiologist, based on the clinical appearance and the angiographic result, must determine a strategy in terms of treatment. The method of performing an angiography of the carotid arteries is identical to the registration of the coronary arteries, but the catheters for performing the registration of the blood vessels are designed slightly differently.