Open Heart Surgery Does Not Increase the Incidence of Ipsilateral Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Asymptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis

We evaluated the incidence of perioperative stroke following the institution's 2007 practice change of discontinuing combined carotid endarterectomy and open heart surgery (OHS) for patients with severe carotid stenosis.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - June 13, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: John E. Castaldo, Hussam A. Yacoub, Yuebing Li, Hope Kincaid, Donna Jenny Source Type: research