FJVIS 26. Combined Carotid and Coronary Atherosclerosis: Complex Diagnosis and Endovascular Treatment

The objective of this study was to establish the incidence of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with severe carotid stenosis. Complete endovascular therapy has been reported. A total of 150 patients (63 ± 7 years of age; 96 men and 54 women) with critical carotid stenosis were studied and treated for 1 year. Carotid disease was screened with Doppler echocardiography and confirmed by carotid angiography.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - October 21, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Lyubinka Yanevska, Ivo Petrov, Lachezar Grozdinski, Zoran Stankov Source Type: research