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Xodo A, Gregio A, Pilon F, Milite D, Danesi TH, Badalamenti G, Lepidi S, D’Oria M. Carotid Interventions in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Narrative Review. J Clin Med 2024; 13:3019. [PMID: 38892730 PMCID: PMC11172570 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13113019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Simultaneous carotid artery stenosis (CS) and coronary artery disease (CAD) is a common condition among patients with several cardiovascular risk factors; however, its optimal management still remains under investigation, such as the assumption that carotid disease is causally related to perioperative stroke and that preventive carotid revascularization decrease the risk of this complication. Synchronous surgical approach to both conditions, performing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) before coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) during the same procedure, should still be considered in selective patients, in order to reduce the risk of perioperative stroke during coronary cardiac surgery. For the same purpose, staged approaches, such as CEA followed by CABG or CABG followed by CEA during the same hospitalization or a few weeks later have been described. Hybrid approach with carotid artery stenting (CAS) and CABG can also be an option in selected cases, offering a minimally invasive procedure to treat CS among patients whom CABG cannot be postponed. When carotid intervention is indicated in patients with concomitant CAD requiring CABG, a personalized and tailored approach is mandatory, especially in asymptomatic patients, in order to define the ideal surgical strategy. The aim of this paper is to summarize the current "state of the art" of the different approaches to carotid artery diseases in patients undergoing CABG.
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- Andrea Xodo
- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, “San Bortolo” Hospital, AULSS8 Berica, 36100 Vicenza, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, “San Bortolo” Hospital, AULSS8 Berica, 36100 Vicenza, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, “San Bortolo” Hospital, AULSS8 Berica, 36100 Vicenza, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, “San Bortolo” Hospital, AULSS8 Berica, 36100 Vicenza, Italy
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Clinical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Clinical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Clinical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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Dzierwa K, Kedziora A, Tekieli L, Mazurek A, Musial R, Dobrowolska E, Stefaniak J, Pieniazek P, Paluszek P, Konstanty-Kalandyk J, Sobczynski R, Kapelak B, Kleczynski P, Brzychczy A, Kwiatkowski T, Trystula M, Piatek J, Musialek P. Endovascular carotid revascularization under open-chest extracorporeal circulation combined with cardiac surgery in unstable patients at increased risk of carotid-related stroke: SIMultaneous urgent cardiac surgery and MicroNet-covered stent carotid revascularization in extreme-risk patients-SIMGUARD Study. THE JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2023; 64:591-607. [PMID: 38078710 DOI: 10.23736/s0021-9509.23.12896-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND In patients at urgent need for cardiac surgery coexisting with increased-stroke-risk carotid stenosis, any staged intervention increases the risk of complications from the primarily unaddressed pathology. In this challenging cohort, we assessed safety and feasibility of endovascular carotid revascularization under open-chest extracorporeal circulation (ECC) combined with cardiac surgery (hybrid-room true simultaneous treatment). METHODS Per-protocol (PP), after general anesthesia induction, chest-opening and ECC stand-by installation, carotid stenting (CAS) was performed (femoral/radial or direct carotid access) with ad-hoc/on-hand switch to ECC cardiac surgery. RESULTS Over 78 months, 60 patients (70.7±6.9years, 85% male, all American Society of Anesthesiology grade IV) were enrolled. All were at increased carotid-related stroke risk (ipsilateral recent stroke/transient ischemick attack, asymptomatic cerebral infarct, increased-risk lesion morphology, bilateral severe stenosis). Majority of study procedures involved CAS+coronary bypass surgery or CAS+valve replacement±coronary bypass. 45 (75%) patients were PP- and 15 (25%) not-PP (NPP-) managed (context therapy). CAS was 100% neuroprotected (transient flow reversal-64.4%, filters-35.6%) and employed micronet-covered plaque-sequestrating stents with routine post-dilatation optimization/embedding. 4 deaths (6.7%) and 7 strokes (11.7%) occurred by 30-days. Despite CAS+surgery performed on aspirin and unfractionated heparin-only (delayed clopidogrel-loading), no thrombosis occurred in the stented arteries, and 30-days stent patency was 100%. NPP-management significantly increased the risk of death/ipsilateral stroke (OR 38.5; P<0.001) and death/any stroke (OR 12.3; P=0.002) by 30-days. CONCLUSIONS In cardiac unstable patients at increased carotid-related stroke risk who require urgent cardiac surgery, simultaneous cardiac surgery and CAS with micronet-covered stent lesion sequestration is feasible and safe and shows efficacy in minimizing stroke risk. Larger-scale, multicentric evaluation is warranted. (SIMGUARD NCT04973579).
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- Karolina Dzierwa
- Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, St. John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland -
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- St. John Paul II Hospital in Krakow Clinical Medicine Departments, Krakow, Poland
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- St. John Paul II Hospital in Krakow Clinical Medicine Departments, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- Stroke Thrombectomy-Capable Center, St. John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- St. John Paul II Hospital in Krakow Clinical Medicine Departments, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy, St. John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy, St. John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Telemedicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- St. John Paul II Hospital in Krakow Clinical Medicine Departments, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Interventions, St. John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Interventions, St. John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- St. John Paul II Hospital in Krakow Clinical Medicine Departments, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- St. John Paul II Hospital in Krakow Clinical Medicine Departments, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- St. John Paul II Hospital in Krakow Clinical Medicine Departments, Krakow, Poland
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- St. John Paul II Hospital in Krakow Clinical Medicine Departments, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Interventions, St. John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Interventions, St. John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Interventions, St. John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- St. John Paul II Hospital in Krakow Clinical Medicine Departments, Krakow, Poland
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- St. John Paul II Hospital in Krakow Clinical Medicine Departments, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- Stroke Thrombectomy-Capable Center, St. John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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Demeuleneere A, Lambert J, Demeestere J, Lemmens R, Fourneau I, Houthoofd S, Schauwvlieghe PP, Jacob J, Cassiman C. A rare presentation of a common carotid artery occlusion. GMS OPHTHALMOLOGY CASES 2023; 13:Doc20. [PMID: 38111470 PMCID: PMC10726582 DOI: 10.3205/oc000228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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Background A common carotid artery occlusion (CCAO) is very rare and the clinical features of CCAO have rarely been described. Since the blood supply of the eye and orbit is derived from the internal carotid artery, a CCAO may present with various ophthalmological symptoms, ranging from incidental findings to complete visual loss but also other neuro-ophthalmological abnormalities. Case report A 61-year-old woman presented with acute monocular vision loss and an elevation deficit of the right eye. Fluorescein angiography showed delayed filling of both the retinal and choroidal vasculature, without occlusion/embolisms of the retinal arteries. Vascular imaging showed a right CCAO. Conclusion CCAO has a variable presentation. In patients with acute unilateral visual loss a CCAO should be considered, especially when ocular motility deficits are present. Fluorescein angiography examination can aid in the localization and diagnosis of the vascular insult. Urgent referral for a systemic work-up is essential.
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- Radiology Department, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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- Neurology Department, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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- Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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- Ophthalmology Department, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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Mohammadian R, Tarighatnia A, Sharifipour E, Nourizadeh E, Parvizi R, Applegate CT, Nader ND. Carotid artery stenting prior to coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with carotid stenosis: Clinical outcomes. Interv Neuroradiol 2023; 29:30-36. [PMID: 35331026 PMCID: PMC9893238 DOI: 10.1177/15910199221067665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Management of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with obstructive disease of the carotid arteries is still a matter of debate. We compared the results of staged carotid artery stenting (CAS) before CABG in patients with carotid lesions. MATERIALS AND METHOD Patients with significant carotid artery disease who were deemed to simultaneously suffer from an obstructive coronary artery disease requiring CABG from 2008 to 2018 were screened and enrolled in this study. We performed a staged CAS in cases with ≥60% stenosis and neurological symptoms or asymptomatic patients with ≥80% carotid artery stenosis. Patients with bilateral carotid lesions received sequential CAS within three weeks. Six weeks after the CAS procedure, all patients underwent CABG. RESULTS A total of 142 patients were included. Eighty-five of these had neurological symptoms, while the remaining 40% were asymptomatic. Thirty-one patients underwent sequential CAS for bilateral lesions. The cerebrovascular event (CVE) following CAS (3 patients) and CABG (3 patients) was 4.2%. There was only a single case of mortality in this cohort. Although it was not statistically significant, CVE after CABG was more frequent in patients with bilateral carotid disease. CONCLUSIONS Our results showed that staged CAS could be performed with minimal adverse outcomes in patients suffering from a simultaneous occlusive disease of carotids and coronary arteries before CABG. Bilateral CAS will further decrease cerebrovascular events and could be performed consequently or concomitantly.
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- Reza Mohammadian
- Radiology Department, East Clinical University Hospital, Stradins
University, Riga, Latvia
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- Department Interventional Radiology, Aalinasab Hospital, ISSO,
Tabriz, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom
University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical
Sciences, Shahid Madani Heart Center, Tabriz, Iran
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- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical
Sciences, 955 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Dept. of Anesthesiology & Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical
Sciences, UB-Gateway Building, 77 Goodell Street, Suite 550, Buffalo, NY
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Gunna NT, Paritala A, Takkar B, Sheth J. Ocular ischaemic syndrome following coil embolisation for direct carotid cavernous fistula. BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:14/5/e242121. [PMID: 34045204 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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A 36-year-old man presented with proptosis and external ophthalmoplegia of the left globe following road traffic injury. Cerebral angiogram revealed moderate flow direct carotid cavernous fistula on left side for which coil embolisation was done repeatedly. Subsequently, the patient developed decreased vision in left eye and developed features of left-sided ocular ischaemic syndrome. The patient was treated conservatively with spontaneous reversal of ocular ischaemic syndrome and complete regain of visual function.
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- Nithin Teja Gunna
- Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India .,Indian Health Outcomes, Public Health and Economics Research (IHOPE) Centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- Child Sight Institute, Jasti V Ramanamma Children's Eye Care Centre, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Volpi S, Ali JM. Is carotid screening redundant for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting? J Card Surg 2020; 35:2297-2306. [PMID: 32678974 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Stroke is a devastating complication following coronary artery bypass grafting, which thankfully occurs with low incidence. The role of preoperative carotid ultrasound remains unclear. Whilst it is a cheap and reliable way of diagnosing carotid stenosis (CS), it is unclear if and how this knowledge should impact on subsequent patient management. METHODS A systematic review of the literature was performed using the PRISMA guideline. A literature search was conducted on the MEDLINE database from 1950 to May 2020 using the OVID interface. Fifteen papers out of a total of 5931 were identified for inclusion. RESULTS The evidence overall suggests that patients with severe CS are likely to have an increased incidence of postoperative stroke-however, the prevalence of severe CS is low, and even in this cohort of patients, the incidence is not particularly high. CONCLUSION In screened patients identified to have severe CS, there appears to be a generally low appetite for undertaking carotid intervention internationally either before or concurrently with the coronary artery bypass grafting. Putting this all together, the widespread screening of asymptomatic patients would appear to not be justified.
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- Sara Volpi
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Dzierwa K, Piatek J, Paluszek P, Przewlocki T, Tekieli L, Konstanty-Kalandyk J, Tomaszewski T, Drwila R, Trystula M, Musialek P, Pieniazek P. One-day, sequential carotid artery stenting followed by cardiac surgery in patients with severe carotid and cardiac disease. Vasc Med 2019; 24:431-438. [PMID: 31543030 DOI: 10.1177/1358863x19872547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Optimal management of patients with internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis concurrent with severe cardiac disease remains undefined. The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the one-day, sequential approach by carotid artery stenting (CAS) immediately followed by cardiac surgery. The study included 70 consecutive patients with symptomatic > 50% or ⩾ 80% asymptomatic ICA stenosis coexisting with severe coronary/valve disease, who underwent one-day, sequential CAS + cardiac surgery. The majority of patients (85.7%) had CSS class III or IV angina and 10% had non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. The EuroSCORE II risk was 2.4% (IQR 1.69-3.19%). All CAS procedures were performed according to the 'tailored' algorithm with a substantial use of proximal neuroprotection devices of 44.3%. Closed-cell (75.7%) and mesh-covered (18.6%) stents were implanted in most cases. The majority of patients underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (88.6%) or isolated valve replacement (7.1%). No major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) occurred at the CAS stage. There were three (4.3%) perioperative MACCE: one myocardial infarction and two deaths. All MACCE were related to cardiac surgery and were due to the high surgical risk profile of the patients. Up to 30 days, no further MACCE were observed. No perioperative or 30-day neurological complications occurred. In this patient series, one-day, sequential CAS and cardiac surgery was relatively safe and did not result in neurological complications. Thus, a strategy of preoperative CAS could be considered for patients with severe or symptomatic ICA stenosis who require urgent cardiac surgery.
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- Karolina Dzierwa
- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Intensive Therapy, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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Trystuła M, Pąchalska M. Comorbidities and Health-Related Quality of Life Following Revascularization for Asymptomatic Critical Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis Treated with Carotid Endarterectomy or Angioplasty with Stenting. Med Sci Monit 2019; 25:4734-4743. [PMID: 31239433 PMCID: PMC6610492 DOI: 10.12659/msm.916407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between existing comorbidities and the effectiveness of revascularization of asymptomatic critical internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis treated with carotid endarterectomy (CEA) or carotid artery stenting (CAS) and short-term and long-term outcome in terms of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Material/Methods Patients with asymptomatic critical ICA stenosis (n=62) included a group treated with CEA (n=31) and a group treated with CAS (n=31). A Health Assessment Questionnaire designed for this study was used to assess ten comorbidities, and the Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) was used to evaluate HRQoL following CEA and CAS. Results Three comorbidities significantly influenced the effectiveness of revascularization in all patients studied who underwent CEA and CAS, which included symptomatic atherosclerosis in other vascular areas (p=0.048), coronary artery disease (CAD) (p=0.004), and previous myocardial infarction (MI) (p=0.004). In the CEA group, CAD and previous MI were significant comorbidities (p=0.002), when compared with the CAS group (p=0.635). In the CAS group, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was a significant comorbidity in terms of outcome (p=0.025). Conclusions The comorbidities of atherosclerotic vascular disease, CAD, and previous MI had a significant influence of the effectiveness of the revascularization and postoperative HRQoL in all patients studied with asymptomatic critical ICA stenosis who were treated with CEA and CAS. When the two groups were compared, CAD and previous MI were significant comorbidities in the CEA group, and COPD was a significant comorbidity in the CAS group.
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- Mariusz Trystuła
- Department of Vascular Surgery with Endovascular Interventions Unit, The John Paul II Hospital, Cracow, Poland
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- Chair of Neuropsychology and Neurorehabilitation, The Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Cracow University, Cracow, Poland
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Salehi Ravesh M, Rusch R, Friedrich C, Teickner C, Berndt R, Haneya A, Cremer J, Pühler T. Impact of patients´ age on short and long-term outcome after carotid endarterectomy and simultaneous coronary artery bypass grafting. J Cardiothorac Surg 2019; 14:109. [PMID: 31202278 PMCID: PMC6570883 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-019-0928-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate whether age has an effect on short and long-term outcome in patients who undergo simultaneous coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and carotid endarterectomy. METHODS From 2005 to 2017, 186 consecutive elective patients underwent CABG and synchronous endarterectomy at our institution. Patients were retrospectively classified according to age into 2 groups: patients above 70 years (elderly group: n = 97, 76.1 ± 3.9 years) and patients below 70 years (younger group: n = 89, 63.2 ± 4.8 years). RESULTS The European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) II, 4.4% vs. 2.5%; p < 0.001) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) score (0.7% vs. 1.6%; p < 0.001) were significantly higher in the elderly group. Otherwise, there was no difference between the two groups concerning important preoperative risk factors or the intraoperative data. Postoperatively, the incidence of temporary dialysis was significantly higher in the elderly group (14.4% vs. 3.4%; p = 0.009). The rate of tracheotomy (16.5% vs. 2.2%; p = 0.001), of re-intubation (7.9% vs. 18.6%; p = 0.033) and drainage loss (600 ml vs. 800 ml; p = 0.035) was significantly higher in this elderly group. Neurological complications and 30-day mortality were comparable. Long-term survival was satisfactory for both groups. Nevertheless, 5-year survival rates (63% vs. 85%) were significantly lower in the elderly group (p = 0.003). Logistic regression analysis identified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and arrhythmia as significant risk factors for 30-day-mortality, but not age. CONCLUSIONS CABG in combination with synchronous endarterectomy can also be performed with satisfactory results in elderly patients.
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- Mona Salehi Ravesh
- Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Street 3, Building 41, 24105, Kiel, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller street 3, Building 18, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller street 3, Building 18, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller street 3, Building 18, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller street 3, Building 18, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller street 3, Building 18, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller street 3, Building 18, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller street 3, Building 18, Kiel, Germany
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Terlecki P, Pawlik P, Iwaniuk A, Kocki T, Przywara S, Ilzecki M, Zubilewicz T, Kowalczyk M, Parada-Turska J, Dąbrowski W. Carotid surgery affects plasma kynurenic acid concentration: a pilot study. Med Sci Monit 2014; 20:303-10. [PMID: 24561546 PMCID: PMC3937007 DOI: 10.12659/msm.890212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND An increase in plasma kynurenic acid (KYNA) concentration has been observed following surgery, inflammation, and cerebral pathologies. The aim of the present study was to analyze the changes in plasma KYNA concentration in patients undergoing carotid surgery (CS). MATERIAL AND METHODS Adult patients undergoing elective carotid endarterectomy (CEA) or carotid angioplasty with stent placement (CAS) were studied. Plasma KYNA concentrations were analyzed before surgery and at 4 time points after CS. The amount of inflammation was measured as neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR). RESULTS Forty patients (10 female and 30 male) aged 55-86 years of age were evaluated in this study. In patients with unstable carotid plaque, the plasma KYNA concentration was higher than in patients with stable carotid plaque. Moreover, the NLR was significantly higher in patients with unstable carotid plaque undergoing CEA than in patients undergoing CAS. Plasma KYNA concentration increased after surgery in patients undergoing CEA and CAS. There was a strong correlation between plasma KYNA concentration and NLR in patients with postoperative neurological disorders. CONCLUSIONS CS increases plasma KYNA concentration, and changes in plasma KYNA concentration can indicate neurologic outcomes in patients undergoing CS.
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- Piotr Terlecki
- Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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Salk I, Yildiz G, Egilmez H, Atalar MH, Candan F, Cetin A. Carotid artery Doppler ultrasonography in patients with chronic kidney disease. Med Sci Monit 2014; 20:11-7. [PMID: 24394695 PMCID: PMC3890412 DOI: 10.12659/msm.889857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We investigated the changes in the values of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and Doppler index measurements in the autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), peritoneal dialysis (PD), and hemodialysis (HD) patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty outpatients on HD (mean age 46.1 ± 16.4), 27 outpatients on PD (mean age 45 ± 12.4), and 26 normotensive outpatients with ADPKD (mean age 52.4 ± 16.7) as the case groups and 21 healthy subjects (mean age 48.4 ± 7.2), as the control group, were included. The participants underwent ultrasonography of the common, right, and left carotid arteries for the IMT and Doppler flow measurements. RESULTS Overall, compared to the normal group, in the study groups, the IMT and peak systolic velocity (PSV), end-diastolic velocity (EDV), resistive index (RI), and pulsatility index (PI) were significantly higher in common carotid arteries; however, their differences were not meaningful in internal carotid arteries (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Overall, ADPKD, PD, and HD increase the IMT, PSV, EDV, RI, and PI values of CCA; however, their effect considerable less on the study parameters of ICA. There is no considerable difference among the effects of ADPKD, HD, and PD on the study parameters. Of CKD patients during the first diagnostic and follow-up workups, the measurements of carotid IMT and Doppler indices may provide valuable data for improving success of the clinical management.
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- Ismail Salk
- Department of Radiology, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey
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Terelak-Borys B, Skonieczna K, Grabska-Liberek I. Ocular ischemic syndrome - a systematic review. Med Sci Monit 2012; 18:RA138-144. [PMID: 22847215 PMCID: PMC3560693 DOI: 10.12659/msm.883260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Ocular ischemic syndrome is a rare condition, which is caused by ocular hypoperfusion due to stenosis or occlusion of the common or internal carotid arteries. Atherosclerosis is the major cause of changes in the carotid arteries. Ocular ischemic syndrome is manifested as visual loss, orbital pain and, frequently, changes of the visual field, and various anterior and posterior segment signs. Anterior segment signs include iris neovascularization and secondary neovascular glaucoma, iridocyclitis, asymmetric cataract, iris atrophy and sluggish reaction to light. Posterior eye segment changes are the most characteristic, such as narrowed retinal arteries, perifoveal telangiectasias, dilated retinal veins, mid-peripheral retinal hemorrhages, microaneurysms, neovascularization at the optic disk and in the retina, a cherry-red spot, cotton-wool spots, vitreous hemorrhage and normal-tension glaucoma. Differential diagnosis of ocular ischemic syndrome includes diabetic retinopathy and moderate central retinal vein occlusion. Carotid artery imaging and fundus fluorescein angiography help to establish the diagnosis of ocular ischemic syndrome. The treatment can be local, for example, ocular (conservative, laser and surgical) or systemic (conservative and surgical treatment of the carotid artery). Since the condition does not affect the eyes alone, patients with ocular ischemic syndrome should be referred for consultation to the neurologist, vascular surgeon and cardiologist.
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- Barbara Terelak-Borys
- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Center of Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland
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Current world literature. Curr Opin Cardiol 2012; 27:682-95. [PMID: 23075824 DOI: 10.1097/hco.0b013e32835a0ad8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zembala MO, Filipiak K, Ciesla D, Pacholewicz J, Hrapkowicz T, Knapik P, Przybylski R, Zembala M. Surgical treatment of left main disease and severe carotid stenosis: does the off-pump technique provide a better outcome? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2012; 43:541-8; discussion 548. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Musialek P, Pieniazek P, Tracz W, Tekieli L, Przewlocki T, Kablak-Ziembicka A, Motyl R, Moczulski Z, Stepniewski J, Trystula M, Zajdel W, Roslawiecka A, Zmudka K, Podolec P. Safety of embolic protection device-assisted and unprotected intravascular ultrasound in evaluating carotid artery atherosclerotic lesions. Med Sci Monit 2012; 18:MT7-18. [PMID: 22293887 PMCID: PMC3560589 DOI: 10.12659/msm.882452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Accepted: 06/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Significant atherosclerotic stenosis of internal carotid artery (ICA) origin is common (5-10% at ≥ 60 years). Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) enables high-resolution (120 µm) plaque imaging, and IVUS-elucidated features of the coronary plaque were recently shown to be associated with its symptomatic rupture/thrombosis risk. Safety of the significant carotid plaque IVUS imaging in a large unselected population is unknown. MATERIAL/METHODS We prospectively evaluated the safety of embolic protection device (EPD)-assisted vs. unprotected ICA-IVUS in a series of consecutive subjects with ≥ 50% ICA stenosis referred for carotid artery stenting (CAS), including 104 asymptomatic (aS) and 187 symptomatic (S) subjects (age 47-83 y, 187 men). EPD use was optional for IVUS, but mandatory for CAS. RESULTS Evaluation was performed of 107 ICAs (36.8%) without EPD and 184 with EPD. Lesions imaged under EPD were overall more severe (peak-systolic velocity 2.97 ± 0.08 vs. 2.20 ± 0.08 m/s, end-diastolic velocity 1.0 ± 0.04 vs. 0.7 ± 0.03 m/s, stenosis severity of 85.7 ± 0.5% vs. 77.7 ± 0.6% by catheter angiography; mean ± SEM; p<0.01 for all comparisons) and more frequently S (50.0% vs. 34.6%, p=0.01). No ICA perforation or dissection, and no major stroke or death occurred. There was no IVUS-triggered cerebral embolization. In the procedures of (i) unprotected IVUS and no CAS, (ii) unprotected IVUS followed by CAS (filters - 39, flow reversal/blockade - 3), (iii) EPD-protected (filters - 135, flow reversal/blockade - 48) IVUS + CAS, TIA occurred in 1.5% vs. 4.8% vs. 2.7%, respectively, and minor stroke in 0% vs. 2.4% vs. 2.1%, respectively. EPD intolerance (on-filter ICA spasm or flow reversal/blockade intolerance) occurred in 9/225 (4.0%). IVUS increased the procedure duration by 7.27 ± 0.19 min. CONCLUSIONS Carotid IVUS is safe and, for the less severe lesions in particular, it may not require mandatory EPD use. High-risk lesions can be safely evaluated with IVUS under flow reversal/blockade.
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- Piotr Musialek
- Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland.
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