Why the study?
Does coronary artery surgery without additional carotid procedures increase the risk of postoperative neurological deficits in patients with asymptomatic carotid bruit?
Does coronary artery surgery without additional carotid procedures increase the risk of postoperative neurological deficits in patients with asymptomatic carotid bruit?
Patients with asymptomatic carotid bruit can safely undergo coronary artery surgery without prophylactic carotid intervention, as postoperative neurological deficits are rarely caused by occlusive carotid disease.
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May support avoiding prophylactic carotid procedures before CABG in asymptomatic bruit; leaves open need for larger prospective validation.
Skotnicki et al. (1987) studied this question.
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