Title: Simultaneous Carotid and Coronary Artery Surgery: Indications and Perioperative Outcome
Abstract:A significant number of patients with coronary artery disease is diagnosed with additional carotid artery disease. This subset of patients has been identified as a high-risk group for cardiac and cere...A significant number of patients with coronary artery disease is diagnosed with additional carotid artery disease. This subset of patients has been identified as a high-risk group for cardiac and cerebral complications following surgical intervention.In a retrospective analysis we investigated the perioperative outcome of combined single-stage carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in 63 patients operated between January 1989 and August 1998. In all of these patients, CEA was performed prior to CABG and before initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass.Perioperative mortality rate was 7.9% (5/63) for simultaneous CEA and CABG and was due to cardiac complications in all patients. Postoperative unilateral neurological symptoms were diagnosed in 1 patient (1.7%) and were completely reversible. No neurologic events suggestive for permanent cerebral damage were observed during the 30 d postoperative period.In our study combined single-stage CEA and CABG was associated with low cerebral morbidity and patient outcome was mainly determined by cardiac complications. In this subset of patients, simultaneous CEA and CABG appears to be a safe method.Read More
Publication Year: 1999
Publication Date: 1999-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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