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Historical overview of carotid artery surgical treatment

Popov Petar (Klinika za vaskularnu hirurgiju, Institut za kardiovaskularne bolesti 'Dedinje', Beograd)
Jocić Dario (Klinika za vaskularnu hirurgiju, Institut za kardiovaskularne bolesti 'Dedinje', Beograd)
Babić Srđan (Klinika za vaskularnu hirurgiju, Institut za kardiovaskularne bolesti 'Dedinje', Beograd)
Tanasković Slobodan (Klinika za vaskularnu hirurgiju, Institut za kardiovaskularne bolesti "Dedinje", Beograd)
Jovanović Predrag (Klinika za vaskularnu hirurgiju, Institut za kardiovaskularne bolesti "Dedinje", Beograd)
Nenezić Dragoslav (Klinika za vaskularnu hirurgiju, Institut za kardiovaskularne bolesti 'Dedinje', Beograd)
Ilijevski Nenad (Klinika za vaskularnu hirurgiju, Institut za kardiovaskularne bolesti 'Dedinje', Beograd)
Radak Đorđe (Klinika za vaskularnu hirurgiju, Institut za kardiovaskularne bolesti 'Dedinje', Beograd)

Since antiquity, there has been a mystery about the cerebral circulation function. Scientific methods were introduced in research at the end of the nineteenth century. During the first half of the last century, the problem of occlusive carotid disease was defined and the basis for the surgical treatment of carotid disease was established. The first contemporary reconstructive surgical procedures were performed in the middle of the last century, the time when successful surgical treatment of carotid disease began. Today, carotid endarterectomy is one the most frequently performed vascular surgical procedures of all, followed by very low morbidity and mortality rates.

Keywords: history, carotid artery, endarterectomy, arteriosclerosis