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Think twice before having carotid artery surgery

Hundreds of thousands of people have undergone surgery or stents to “fix” blockages in their carotid arteries. (The left and right carotids are the main arteries to the brain.) Most of the these people (about 90%) reported no complaints. We say they are asymptomatic. The blockages were discovered on exam or by ultrasound of the […]