Carotid Angioplasty/Stenting

What is a Carotid Angioplasty/Stenting?

Angioplasty, also called balloon angioplasty, and vascular stenting are minimally invasive procedures performed to improve blood flow in the body's arteries.

Why Choose the S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center for carotid angioplasty/stenting?

How is this Procedure Performed?

To perform an angioplasty, an interventional radiologist makes a small nick in the skin and inserts a balloon-tipped catheter, a thin, plastic tube. The catheter is threaded through the artery until it reaches the site of the blockage, where the balloon is inflated, then deflated and removed. Expanding the balloon helps to restore blood flow by stretching the arterial wall, which increases the inner diameter of the artery.


What are Some Common Uses of the Procedure?

Angioplasty and vascular stenting are commonly used to treat conditions that result when arteries throughout the body become narrowed or blocked, including:

  • Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)/peripheral artery disease (PAD) (narrowing of the arteries in the legs or arms).
  • Renal vascular hypertension (high blood pressure caused by narrowing of the kidney arteries).
  • Hemodialysis access maintenance.
  • Carotid artery disease (narrowing of the neck arteries supplying blood to the brain).
  • Coronary artery disease (narrowing of the heart arteries).

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A small sample of blood will be drawn for testing.

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