These guidelines will be updated every four years. Vascular centres are encouraged to audit
implementations made as a result of the guidelines. Audit cycles should be repeated and …

Background Due to the systemic nature of atherosclerosis, arteries at different sites are
commonly simultaneously affected. As a result, severe coronary artery disease (CAD) …

Objective Stroke is one of the devastating complications after coronary artery bypass graft
(CABG). Underlying carotid artery atherosclerotic disease is reported to be an independent …

Background Coronary artery disease requiring coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
frequently coexists with critical carotid stenosis. The most optimized strategy for treating …

Background. Patients with simultaneous relevant internal carotid artery stenosis and
coronary artery heart or valve disease represent a high-risk collective with respect to …

Background The optimal treatment strategy for patients with severe carotid artery disease
undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting is still problematic. The important question is …

Stroke is a common complication of cardiac surgery, and carotid artery stenosis is an
established risk factor for stroke. Therefore, patients with carotid artery stenosis who are …

Neurological complications after cardiac surgery and percutaneous cardiac interventions
are not uncommon. These include periprocedural stroke, postoperative cognitive …

Introduction Patients requiring coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and carotid
endarterectomy (CEA) can be managed with staged (CEA before CABG), reverse staged …

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate outcomes of simultaneous CEA and
CABG utilizing the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI). Additionally, we seek to investigate risks …