Influence of coronary artery and contralateral carotid artery status on long-term results of carotid artery surgery

Citation
E. Chemla et al., Influence of coronary artery and contralateral carotid artery status on long-term results of carotid artery surgery, ANN VASC S, 14(4), 2000, pp. 334-339
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY
ISSN journal
08905096 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
334 - 339
Database
ISI
SICI code
0890-5096(200007)14:4<334:IOCAAC>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The main cause of death and long-term disability of patients undergoing car otid artery surgery is coronary artery disease. To identify the prognostic Value of the status of the contralateral artery, we studied the course of 2 24 consecutive patients in whom one or both carotid arteries were operated on at our institution between 1985 and 1995. The 224 patients were divided into three groups: group I (n = 56) had an occluded contralateral carotid a rtery, in group II (n = 56) both carotids were operated on, and group III ( n = 112) had a normal contralateral carotid artery. The clinical status of all patients except one was ascertained by one of us. We found that the sta tus of the contralateral artery does not influence the long-term prognosis of patients undergoing carotid artery surgery. A periodic cardiological and vascular follow-up of these patients seems warranted to improve their surv ival. DOI: 10.1007/s100169910061.