Preoperative screening and management of carotid artery disease in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Journal article

BACKGROUND: Carotid artery stenosis (CAS) is a well-known risk factor for perioperative stroke in cardiac surgery. It is unclear whether preoperative carotid screening should be applied to all patients. Carotid intervention concomitantly with cardiac operations is also controversial. Our objective was to identify the prevalence of significant CAS and its related risk factors by applying a protocol of preoperative carotid screening to all patients undergoing cardiac surgery. METHODS: We studi...

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Authors: Anastasiadis, K; Karamitsos, T; Velissaris, I; Makrygiannakis, K; Kiskinis, D

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Perfusion
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 257-262
• Publication date: 2009-07-01
• DOI: 10.1177/0267659109347404
• EISSN: 1477-111X
• ISSN: 0267-6591
• Language: English
• Keywords: Mass Screening; Stroke; Multivariate Analysis; Prevalence; Prognosis; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Aged; Angiography; Stents; Humans; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial; Female; Male; Preoperative Period; Risk Factors; Coronary Artery Bypass; Carotid Stenosis; Middle Aged