Tag: First time in India a 93-Year-Old Patient Saved through Awake Carotid endarterectomy procedure

First time in India a 93-Year-Old Patient Saved through Awake Carotid endarterectomy procedure Chennai 3rd August 2022: A 93-year-old undergone a life-saving surgery after he was found to have multiple severe blocks in the arteries supplying blood to his brain and right carotid artery as it was 99% blocked. The patient was having frequent episodes of falls and giddiness and was suffering from hypertension and bronchial asthma for long years. Carotid arteries are major blood vessels in the neck that supply blood to the brain, neck, and face. There is a pair of carotid arteries on both sides of the neck. Mr. Ibrahim (Name changed) had 99 percent block in the right caro tid arteries and blocks in all the four blood vessels supplying blood to the brain. The blood flow to his brain was ve...