endarterectomy
noun
end·ar·ter·ec·to·my
ˌen-ˌdär-tə-ˈrek-tə-mē 
plural endarterectomies
: surgical removal of the inner layer of an artery when thickened and atheromatous or occluded (as by intimal plaques)
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His son, Tyler McDowell, tells Rolling Stone that the 75-year-old singer will have a carotid endarterectomy on July 22 to remove plaque buildup from an artery.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2025
The patients underwent carotid endarterectomies, a procedure in which the artery is opened and the plaque is cleaned out.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
At the time, the singer-songwriter underwent a carotid endarterectomy, a procedure to remove plaque from the arteries running through your neck to your brain, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
This patient ended up needing a carotid endarterectomy, a procedure that removes built-up plaque from the artery.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2018
Several large clinical trials, involving thousands of asymptomatic patients in the United States and Europe, have shown that a surgical technique known as carotid endarterectomy can remove the plaques and slightly reduce the risk of a stroke, by about 1 to 5 percent over five years.
—Jeanne Lenzer, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2011
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2025
The patients underwent carotid endarterectomies, a procedure in which the artery is opened and the plaque is cleaned out.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
At the time, the singer-songwriter underwent a carotid endarterectomy, a procedure to remove plaque from the arteries running through your neck to your brain, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
This patient ended up needing a carotid endarterectomy, a procedure that removes built-up plaque from the artery.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2018
Several large clinical trials, involving thousands of asymptomatic patients in the United States and Europe, have shown that a surgical technique known as carotid endarterectomy can remove the plaques and slightly reduce the risk of a stroke, by about 1 to 5 percent over five years.
—Jeanne Lenzer, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2011
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endarterectomy
noun
end·ar·ter·ec·to·my
ˌen-ˌdärt-ə-ˈrek-tə-mē
plural endarterectomies
: surgical removal of the inner layer of an artery when thickened and atheromatous or occluded (as by intimal plaques)
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