Doc Talk - Stroke and TCAR

Every year, almost 800,000 people in the United States have a stroke. For 3 of 4 of these people, this will be a first time stroke or a new stroke. Knowing the warning signs can help minimize your risk but recent, ground-breaking procedures in vascular surgery can even further reduce your chances of stroke. In this episode of Knoxville Medicine’s Doc Talk, host Rob Page, MD will discuss TCAR or TransCarotid Artery Revascularization with Afshin Skibba, MD of Premier Surgical. TCAR not only can lower the risk of stroke but this option can also reduce the risk of heart attack and has minimal blood loss. If you need more information on treatment options or would like to make an appointment with Dr. Skibba, visit the Premier Surgical website at https://www.premiersurgical.com/ or call (865) 588-8229.

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