Patients With Severe Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis Do Not Have a Higher Risk of Stroke and Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery



Most coronary angiographers look at the carotids and vertebrals as well as the renal arteries also while doing coronary angiography on the pretext that these patients may have coexistent disease and may require treatment of these conditions prior to treating the corronary stenosis.Similarly, most cardiac surgeons advice carotid endarterectomy or stenting prior to CABG for patients with significant carotid stenosis even if they...

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