CHH now offers less invasive procedure for high-risk stroke patients with carotid artery disease
Last updated: 10/14/2008
A procedure now offered at Cabell Huntington Hospital offers a less invasive treatment for some patients who have a higher risk of suffering a stroke caused by carotid artery disease. Cabell Huntington's Interventional Radiology Department is now performing a state-of-the-art stent procedure for carotid artery disease that uses X-Ray technology and a single incision to deliver treatment to diseased arteries. During the procedure, a tiny tube called a catheter is guided through a patient’s artery and is used to place a stent and a filter. This resumes normal blood flow by clearing the blockage and keeping dangerous debris from going to the brain and increasing the chance for a stroke.
Carotid artery disease is the buildup of plaque in major arteries leading to the brain. Previously, procedures to treat it included surgery that resulted in longer recoveries and more risks in some patients.
Cabell Huntington is currently participating in a study that has shown very promising results using this procedure on more than a dozen patients.
"Being involved in this study has been great for Cabell Huntington Hospital as well as the Interventional Radiology Department," said Jennifer Brown, RN, clinical coordinator for interventional radiology. "Our patients are very pleased because it is so minimally invasive and they recover so much quicker than the alternative procedure. We have had great results from the procedure, and look forward to enrolling more patients in the study."
For more information about this procedure or other interventional radiology services at Cabell Huntington Hospital, please call (304) 526–2230 or visit Radiology.