BACKGROUND: Coronary artery endarterectomy with coronary artery bypass grafting for diffuse coronary artery disease has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We evaluated our ...
In patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a novel analysis evaluating surgeon preference for multi- versus single-arterial grafting may help explain the differing results between ...
Those patients undergoing uncomplicated carotid endarterectomy, not requiring VM, and having no other indications for ICU admission could theoretically be safely discharged home the same day.
The goal of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is to improve blood flow to your heart. The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist. Your heart pumps blood and oxygen to all of the organs and ...
Endarterectomy (also called carotid endarterectomy, carotid artery surgery) is a surgical procedure used to open a blocked or narrowed carotid artery located in the neck. This procedure is used to ...
Endovascular treatments using percutaneous transluminal angioplasty or stenting have become an established therapeutic modality for peripheral and coronary arterial disease ... to open surgical ...
The purpose of this study is to compare the relatively new procedure of stent-assisted carotid angioplasty to the traditional and accepted surgical approach of carotid endarterectomy for the treatment ...
Coronary artery disease occurs when plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries, narrowing the arteries and reducing blood flow to the heart. Hardened, built-up plaque can break apart and lead to ...
Ann Thorac Surg. 2005;80:2091-2097. 3. Illuminati G, Ricco JB, Caliò F, et al. Short-term results of a randomized trial examining timing of carotid endarterectomy in patients with severe asymptomatic ...
Objectives Despite guidelines endorsing statin and single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) therapy post-carotid endarterectomy (CEA), these medications may be either ... CHD was defined as history of ...