RT Book, Section
A1 Akins, Cary W.
A1 Cambria, Richard P.
A2 Cohn, Lawrence H.
SR Print(0)
ID 55917674
T1 Chapter 23. Myocardial Revascularization with Carotid Artery Disease
T2 Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 4e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163310-9
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55917674
RD 2024/04/19
AB Next  to  operative  mortality,  permanent  stroke  is  the  most  dreaded  complication  of  myocardial  revascularization,  not  only  because  of  the  potential  devastating  consequences  to  the  patient  but  also  because  of  the  increased  cost  of  hospitalization  and  posthospital  care.  Perioperative  stroke  following  coronary  artery  bypass  grafting  (CABG)  is  of  increasing  concern  because  as  the  average  age  of  coronary  bypass  patients  rises,  so  does  the  risk  of  stroke.  This  chapter  investigates  the  relationship  of  carotid  artery  disease  to  neurologic  complications  following  myocardial  revascularization  and  evaluates  treatment  options  for  dealing  with  severe  concomitant  carotid  and  coronary  artery  disease  (CAD).