Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial systemic disease that affects the entire arterial tree,
although some areas are more prone to lipid deposits than others. Moreover, the …

Background and Purpose—Although current guidelines state that carotid endarterectomy is
probably recommended before or concomitant to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in …

Objectives: In an attempt to reduce post-operative events we investigated a new therapeutic
strategy consisting of a simultaneous hybrid revascularization by carotid artery stenting …

Discussion Although cardiovascular clinicians often are presented with the opportunity to
perform immediate invasive evaluation for acute coronary syndromes, characterized by …

BACKGROUND: To minimize event rates in patients with elevated cardiovascular surgical
risk, we investigated a new therapeutic strategy consisting of simultaneous hybrid …

Objective: In our institution, computerised tomographic (CT) angiography has been
performed as a near-routine test before coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) to evaluate …

The objective of this study was to assess the clinical course of patients undergoing planned
percutaneous carotid stenting followed by staged coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) …

Surgical treatment of simultaneous coronary and carotid disease is still controversial,
because of the high risk of morbidity and mortality after combined or staged carotid artery …

Opinion statement Numerous risk factors for perioperative stroke have been identified and
many are modifiable. Surgical patients with a history of cerebrovascular disease should be …

Introduction: There is controversy over the best approach for patients with concomitant
carotid and coronary artery disease. In this study, we report on our experience with …