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Is A Carotid Artery Surgery Safe For The Treatment Of Carotid Artery Blockages?

HI, this is about my wife. She is 72 and has had Crohns for over 20 years, Colitis for 50 years, Fatty Liver, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Diabetes Type 2 and has endured 7 angioplasty procedures with 8 or 9 stent placements with one breaking after recovery. In addition, she had an artery nicked during one of the procedures and had to be given 2 units of blood. She is currently anemic at an 8.6 blood count. We were both told last year that we had carotid artery blockages, hers was supposed to be 100% & on one side and 50% on the other results of CTA scans done in Nov. of 2017. We were referred to another surgeon recently and they ordered a sonogram (which is confusing as to the results) and the surgeon wants to do the carotid artery surgery. Both she and I do not believe she to be a good candidate for the surgery. She is on Plavix and 81 mg aspirin . Your thoughts, please
Tue, 7 Aug 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Considering her health status she is not a right candidate for a major surgery and we have to do it under high risk. Consult a vascular surgeon and confirm whether surgery is important or not, if it is not really indicated it is better not to do the surgery.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain
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Is A Carotid Artery Surgery Safe For The Treatment Of Carotid Artery Blockages?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Considering her health status she is not a right candidate for a major surgery and we have to do it under high risk. Consult a vascular surgeon and confirm whether surgery is important or not, if it is not really indicated it is better not to do the surgery. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Shinas Hussain