Open Heart Surgery Does Not Increase the Incidence of Ipsilateral Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Asymptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis

Background and Purpose We evaluated the incidence of perioperative stroke following the institution's 2007 practice change of discontinuing combined carotid endarterectomy and open heart surgery (OHS) for patients with severe carotid stenosis. Methods In this retrospective cohort study, we comp...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases 2017-10, Vol.26 (10), p.2154-2159
Hauptverfasser: Castaldo, John E., MD, Yacoub, Hussam A., DO, MS, Li, Yuebing, MD, PhD, Kincaid, Hope, MPH, Jenny, Donna, RN
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