Randomized comparison of synchronous CABG and carotid endarterectomy vs. isolated CABG in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis: The CABACS trial

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 354-360

  Knipp, S C ^a   Scherag, A ^a   Beyersdorf, F ^b   Cremer, J ^c   Diener, H C ^a   Haverich, J A ^d   Jakob, H G ^a   Mohr, W ^e   Ose, C ^a   Reichenspurner, H ^f   Walterbusch, G ^g   Welz, A ^h   Weimar, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^g ST JOHANNES HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid artery stenosis; Carotid thrombendarterectomy; Coronary artery bypass graft surgery; Prevention; Randomized clinical trial; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOLATED CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANKIN SCALE; STROKE; SYNCHRONOUS CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID STENOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861143804     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2011.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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