Hybrid strategy for unstable patients with severe carotid and cardiac disease requiring surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: In this series, synchronous carotid stenting and cardiac surgery were feasible with an acceptable complication rate in a high-surgical-risk population, which could not undergo staged procedures.
PMID: 24526504 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Cardiology Journal - February 14, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mendiz OA, Fava CM, Lev GA, Valdivieso LR, Caponi G, Hidalgo Alava GF, Favaloro RR Tags: Cardiol J Source Type: research