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["Off pump" coronary surgery and simultaneous carotid endarterectomy]
Javier Gallego1, A Nobre, R A Pereira
1Serviço de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica e Clínica Universitária de Cirurgia Vascular, Hospital Santa Maria.
Abstract:
The occurrence of significant carotid artery disease in patients requiring coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), results in a dilemma regarding the best surgical management. Our philosophy has been to perform simultaneous carotid endarterectomy and CABG off-pump. We reviewed the efficacy of this therapy in six patients treated in our hospital between January 2001 and December 2002. The result was satisfactory and there was no hospital mortality.