The Turkish Journal of Vascular Surgery

Yazarlar: M. Onur HANEDAN, Ertekin Utku ÜNAL, Garip ALTINTAŞ, Anıl ÖZEN, Aytaç ÇALIŞKAN, Adem İlkay DİKEN, Soner YAVAŞ, Zafer İŞCAN

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Carotid endarterectomy,Coronary artery bypass

Özet: Objective: Stroke is one of the major complications that may occur following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and cause significant increase in morbidity and mortality. There is still a controversy about whether isolated asymptomatic carotid artery disease requires an intervention and about timing of that intervention. Material and Methods: Nine patients (asypmtoma- tic for carotid artery disease), diagnosed of carotid artery disease during routine check-up prior to CABG surgery between 2007-2011 at our hospital were prospectively followed up. Results: During the mean follow-up period which was 21,75±9,76 months (12-42 months), there was no progression of the lesions. Discussion: There is still a contraversy for the patients diagnosed of coronary artery disease requiring surgery with asypmtomatic carotid artery disease about how the exact surgical approach is going to be. Conclusion: Intervention of patients requiring surgery for coronary artery diesase with asypmtomatic carotid artery stenosis can be postponed for later on minimizing the risk factors.

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