Journal article
Reprinted article "Carotid artery disease and stroke during coronary artery bypass: a critical review of the literature".
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the role of carotid artery disease in the pathophysiology of stroke after coronary artery bypass (CABG). DESIGN: Systematic review of the literature. RESULTS: The risk of stroke after CABG was 2% and remained unchanged between 1970-2000. Two-thirds occurred after day 1 and 23% died. 91% of screened CABG patients had no significant carotid disease and had a <2% risk of peri-operative stroke. Stroke risk increased to 3% in predominantly asymptomatic patients with a ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
- Volume:
- 42 Suppl 1
- Pages:
- S73-S83
- Publication date:
- 2011-09-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1532-2165
- ISSN:
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1078-5884
- Source identifiers:
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186211
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:186211
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- pubs:186211
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2011
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