Excela Health Offering Breakthrough Technology for Carotid Artery Disease to Help Prevent Stroke
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GREENSBURG, PA, MAY 2021 … Vascular surgeons at Excela Health are among the first in western Pennsylvania to treat carotid artery disease and prevent future strokes using a new procedure called TransCarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR). TCAR (tee-Kahr) is a clinically proven, minimally invasive, and safe approach for high surgical risk patients who need carotid artery treatment. Carotid artery disease is a form of atherosclerosis, or a buildup of plaque, in the two main arteries in the neck that supply oxygen-rich blood to the brain. If left untreated, carotid artery disease can often lead to stroke; it is estimated to be the source of stroke in up to a third of cases, with 427,000 new diagnoses of the disease made every year in the United States alone.
