Management of carotid disease in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: Is it time to change our approach?

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 480-487

  Venkatachalam, Sridhar ^a   Shishehbor, Mehdi H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid disease; carotid revascularization; coronary artery bypass surgery; stenting; stroke

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERIOPERATIVE STROKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; STROKE; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; STROKE;

EID: 80054712837     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: 15317080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e32834a7035     Document Type: Review

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