Trial reportJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2020
Assessment of carotid artery stenosis and lower limb peripheral ischemia before coronary artery bypass grafting operations: a non-randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03516929 (Non-selective Assessment of Carotid Artery Stenosis and Lower Limb Peripheral Ischemia Prior to Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Non-selective Assessment of Carotid Artery Stenosis and Lower Limb Peripheral Ischemia Prior to Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Selective and non-selective carotid ultrasound screening and perioperative stroke incidence in the coronary artery bypass grafting population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Pooled it
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- Commentary: Stroke gives me confusion.JTCVS open · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAtherosclerosis is a systemic disease affecting the coronary, carotid, and lower limb arteries. Cerebrovascular accidents and lower limb ischemia are devastating postoperative complications. We aimed to evaluate the role of non-selective routine arterial duplex scanning in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
methodsThis non-randomized clinical trial included 360 patients scheduled for elective isolated CABG who were divided into two groups: low-risk (n = 180) and high-risk (n = 180). Both groups underwent preoperative carotid and lower limb ultrasound screening for associated arteriopathy.
results16 (8.9%) patients and 22 (12.2%) patients showed ≥70% carotid artery stenosis while 11 patients (6.1%) and 20 patients (11.1%) showed ≥50% lower limb arterial stenosis in the low-risk group and the high-risk group, respectively; though the difference was not statistically significant in both the cases (p > 0.1).
conclusionRoutine preoperative peripheral arterial screening by sonography is a feasible and effective strategy to avoid unnecessary post CABG complications.
trial registrationNCT03516929 , Registered in 24 th of April 2018.
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