Carotid revascularization before open heart surgery: the data-driven treatment strategy

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Nov 19;62(21):1957-1959. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.07.011. Epub 2013 Jul 31.

Authors

Ehtisham Mahmud¹, Ryan Reeves²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California. Electronic address: emahmud@ucsd.edu.
² Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California.

PMID: 23916921
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.07.011

No abstract available

Keywords: carotid artery stenting; carotid endarterectomy; coronary artery bypass graft surgery; open heart surgery.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Carotid Stenosis / complications
Carotid Stenosis / surgery*
Coronary Disease / complications
Coronary Disease / surgery*
Endarterectomy, Carotid / methods*
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Preoperative Care / methods*