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Article: Blocked internal carotid arteries cause strokes
- Article from:
- Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
- Article date:
- December 21, 2007
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Copyright informationCopyright 2007 Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 82. Enclosed are copies of the tests done
on my carotid arteries. I would appreciate your opinion on the test
results. - M.P.
ANSWER: The tests are sound-wave tests of your carotid arteries.
The carotid arteries divide into the internal and external carotids.
The internal carotids supply the brain with blood. Blocked internal
carotid arteries are a cause of strokes.
There's a 60 percent to 79 percent narrowing of your right
internal carotid artery and a 40 percent to 59 percent narrowing of
your left internal carotid. The 19 percent range of narrowing on the
report is very large. It would be helpful if the radiologist could
narrow that range.
The general advice given ...
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