What is Vertebral artery disease?

The brain is perfused by the vertebral artery. Vertebral artery disease, or VAD, can reduce or completely cut off blood supply to the brain. It can also cause tiny fragments, or emboli, to break off and occlude other arteries supplying the brain or eyes.

What are the symptoms of Vertebral artery disease?

A TIA or transient ischemic attack is one indicator of stroke. The duration of symptoms may range from a few hours to a full day and even longer. If you have any of these symptoms, seek medical care right away:

• Occasional dizziness while exercising the arms
• Double vision

What causes Vertebral artery disease?

There are various possible causes of vertebral artery disease, among them include but not limited to;

• Injury: The vertebral arteries may be traumatized by blunt or penetrating trauma, such as that from a car accident, a fall, or strangulation.
• Atherosclerosis: A blockage of the vertebral arteries due to accumulation of plaque resulting from fat or cholesterol in the vertebral arteries.

Other conditions 

The other diseases listed below can increase your chances of getting vertebral artery disease:

• Peripheral artery disease
• Diabetes
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Obesity
• Smoking
• Family history
• Sex and age
• Race/Ethnicity

How is the diagnosis of Vertebral artery disease done?

The same risk factors that apply to other cerebrovascular disorders apply to vertebral artery disease. In general, it's associated with atherosclerosis, that is, the accumulation of plaque in your arteries.

Risks include the following:

• A family history of atherosclerosis, or the build-up of plaque in the arteries, within a family
• Peripheral artery disease or coronary
• Smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, a family history of stroke or artery disease

Diagnostic Testing Preliminary examination and health history are necessary for diagnosis. In addition, if the doctor suspects vertebral artery disease, the doctor may recommend an angiography (an X-ray study in which dye is injected) or an MRA.

What are the treatments for Vertebral artery disease?

If you are diagnosed with vertebral artery disease, you should stop smoking immediately. Try to reduce your cholesterol through proper diet and exercise regularly. Your doctor may also prescribe medication to lower cholesterol or treat hypertension.

Depending on the location of the plaque, you might require surgery. Surgery alternatives can include:

• Angioplasty: A small balloon is passed through a catheter that opens the artery.
• Angioplasty with stenting: In this procedure, a mesh stent is kept in the artery to keep it open.

An endarterectomy is a surgical procedure in which plaque build-up is removed. For the purposes of accessing the vertebral artery in this therapy, your surgeon makes a small incision at your neck during this surgery. After the plaque has been scraped off, he sews the artery back together. Other surgical options include bypass grafts and other methods of diverting blood flow through an alternative, healthier passageway.

This expansion is done with the help of a small balloon through a catheter-based treatment known as an angioplasty, and if required, a stent is inserted to keep the artery open. These hazardous procedures must be carried out by endovascular surgeons who have received special training.

Why Tender Palm Super-Speciality Hospital for Vertebral artery disease treatment in Lucknow, India?

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