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endarterectomy
(redirected from Carotid endarterectomy)

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end·ar·te·rec·to·my  (ndär-t-rkt-m)
n. pl. end·ar·te·rec·to·mies
Surgical excision of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerotic buildup.
[New Latin endartrium, inner lining of an artery (endo- + Latin artria, artery; see artery) + -ectomy.]
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Noun1.endarterectomy - surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis
ablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue


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Example: In one facility, carotid endarterectomy complications were believed to be 1 percent.
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To prevent such strokes, roughly 140,000 people undergo carotid endarterectomy each year in the United States (SN: 9/2/00, p.
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Only 6 percent of people with significant blockage but no symptoms who had the procedure, called carotid endarterectomy, suffered strokes over the next five years, compared to 12 percent of those with the same condition who did not have surgery, said a report in the May 8 issue of The Lancet.
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