Endarterectomy for Unknown Stenosis With No Symptoms
Thinking about your family history or other information, you may wonder if you should have a carotid endarterectomy. Have you had symptoms (such as a TIA or mild stroke)? Do you know the percentage of stenosis (narrowing) in your carotid arteries? If not, you are not ready to make a decision. People who have no symptoms don't need to have tests to check for narrowed carotid arteries.footnote 1
Talk with your doctor if you are worried about your risk for stroke or TIA.
Citations
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2014). Screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsacas.htm. Accessed July 11, 2014.
ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine
Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD - Cardiology
Current as ofOctober 5, 2017
Current as of:
October 5, 2017
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2014). Screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsacas.htm. Accessed July 11, 2014.
