- Abstract:
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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 ...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Journal:
- European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
- Volume:
- 23
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 283-294
- Publication date:
- 2002-04-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1532-2165
- ISSN:
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1078-5884
- URN:
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uuid:3587e0f7-1326-4eee-872c-eb130ee119ff
- Source identifiers:
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119799
- Local pid:
- pubs:119799
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Copyright date:
- 2002
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Carotid artery disease and stroke during coronary artery bypass: a critical review of the literature.
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