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Left Carotid Artery 85% Blockage

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Jul 8 9:37am | Replies (4)

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Yes, although it somewhat depends on where the enlargement is. Even so, the bypass or 'scrape' happens regardless of what is around the vessel, including enlarged vessels. Often the enlargement is more internal than external, meaning the walls of the vessel enlarge, but inward, cutting available volume. This thickening of the wall and reduced volume is what we want to avoid, but you have some of that. You don't say what descriptor was used, or fed back to you, about the extent of enlargement.
This surgery is routine, if tricky for every case, and you'll have an experienced and skilled surgeon working on your heart, a specialist in vascular surgery.

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Hello, thank you for your input. I don’t know what a descriptor is. I just know what I was told. An enlarged heart with mild mitral valve prolapse. Nothing was ever done. Also told I was in Heart Failure at that time . EF 35% .
5/4-5/14 found out no HF! EF was 60%. That is when I switched to new Cardio Dr. Also discovered 8 weeks prior left Carotid Artery was 50% blocked now 75%. Also all my other health ailments, I had a Bone Marrow Transplant, hence the Total Body Radiation. Surgery, no Stent, no TCAR. The original way. Cut the neck and clean out the Artery and Pray to God a piece doesn’t slip away to my brain during the process. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻