Key result
A cohort of >1000 patients undergoing isolated heart valve surgery had a 26.4% incidence of >50% concomitant asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis.
Why the study?
Does combined carotid endarterectomy and heart valve surgery reduce postoperative stroke or transient ischemic attack in patients undergoing isolated heart valve surgery with concomitant asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis?
Does combined carotid endarterectomy and heart valve surgery reduce postoperative stroke or transient ischemic attack in patients undergoing isolated heart valve surgery with concomitant asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis?
Combined carotid endarterectomy and heart valve surgery is suggested as a safe option to reduce postoperative stroke or TIA in patients with concomitant asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis.
Anselmi et al in this issue of Angiology report a 26.4% incidence of >50% concomitant asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in a cohort of >1000 patients undergoing isolated heart valve surgery. They suggest that combined carotid endarterectomy and heart valve surgery is a safe option to reduce postoperative stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) episodes in these patients. Some additional comments may be of interest.
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Paraskevas et al. (2011) conducted an editorial in Isolated heart valve surgery and asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. Combined carotid endarterectomy and heart valve surgery was evaluated on >50% concomitant asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. A cohort of >1000 patients undergoing isolated heart valve surgery had a 26.4% incidence of >50% concomitant asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis.
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