Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Surgical excision of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerotic buildup.
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- noun surgery The surgical procedure to remove
plaque from anartery .
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- noun surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The surgery, known as carotid endarterectomy, is sometimes suggested for patients whose carotid arteries have narrowed by 60% to 90%, even in the absence of pre-stroke symptoms.
Why You Forget Birthdays Jeremy Singer-Vine 2010
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The surgery, called endarterectomy involves cutting open the neck artery and scraping out plaque formations that can block blood flow.
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The surgery, called endarterectomy involves cutting open the neck artery and scraping out plaque formations that can block blood flow.
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The procedure, known as an endarterectomy, involves cutting open the neck artery and scraping out plaque formations that can block blood flow.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Close analysis of the ECST trial found that the efficacy of a procedure called endarterectomy depended on which day of the week you were born on.
Bad Science 2009
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Caveat: For patients older than 75, carotid endarterectomy didn't significantly reduce stroke risk.
Why You Forget Birthdays Jeremy Singer-Vine 2010
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Both carotid stenting, in which a balloon catheter is inserted to open the blood vessel, and carotid endarterectomy, in which plaque build-up is surgically removed, are reasonable, safe, and effective ways to treat blocked neck arteries, according to the guidelines.
New guidelines caution against overuse of stroke screening 2011
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In fact, almost all other researchers who have compared stenting carotid arteries to a surgical endarterectomy have found surgery to be more effective.
Dr. Dennis Gottfried: Is The Media Covering Medicine Accurately Dr. Dennis Gottfried 2011
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However, the prevention-cure equation gets a bit more complicated when considering a stroke-preventing surgery called carotid endarterectomy.
Stroke-preventing surgery works, but it's not without risk 2010
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Researchers randomly assigned 3,120 pre-symptomatic patients from 30 countries to receive carotid endarterectomy either as soon as possible or not until symptoms appeared.
Why You Forget Birthdays Jeremy Singer-Vine 2010
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