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AFTER YOUR PROCEDURE

If You Had a Carotid Angiogram

Watch closely for stroke warning signs — even ones that come and go.

Stroke warning signs — call 911

Seek emergency care immediately — even if the symptoms seem to go away (a “mini-stroke,” or TIA) — for any of these:
 

  • Weakness or numbness on one side of the body

  • Trouble speaking or understanding speech

  • Vision changes, such as loss of vision in one eye or double vision

  • Facial drooping

  • A severe headache unlike any you have had before

Access site

​​Care for the puncture site as described in Recovery by access site, and call for bleeding, a growing lump, or a cool or discolored hand or foot below the site. Carotid artery disease

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