Early and Long-term Impact of Postoperative Cerebrovascular Complications After Carotid Endarterectomy

Introduction: The rate of postoperative cerebrovascular complications (PCC), such as stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA), associated with carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is generally lower than 3% for asymptomatic and 5% for symptomatic patients in the literature; however, few studies analyzed the impact of PCC on long-term outcome of patients submitted to CEA. The aim of the study was to identify predictors of PCC occurrence and to evaluate these patients in terms of survival, recurrences and clinical status at follow-up.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - November 30, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Andrea Vacirca, Gianluca Faggioli, Rodolfo Pini, Mortalla Dieng, Antonino Maria Logiacco, Enrico Gallitto, Chiara Mascoli, Michele Mirelli, Mauro Gargiulo Source Type: research