SMH Offers New FDA-Approved Treatment
Coconut Telegraph
SRQ DAILY
SATURDAY JAN 28, 2017 |
Sarasota Memorial Hospital is one of only two hospitals in Florida offering a new technique to clear potentially deadly blockages from the carotid arteries, the two major blood vessels in the neck that carry blood to the brain. Sarasota Vascular Surgeon Russell Samson, MD, who piloted the device at SMH, says the new endovascular procedure minimizes complications that may occur with current treatment options. Recently cleared by the FDA for the treatment of high-risk patients who have suffered symptoms of a warning stroke, TransCarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) is performed through a small incision at the base of the neck and safely reverses blood flow away from the brain to protect it from dangerous bits of plaque and blood clots that can break away and cause strokes or heart attacks during standard treatments.
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