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
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.