ArticleCureus2023
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Carotid Artery Stenosis (CAS) Among Cardiac Surgery Patients.
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- Prevalence of Carotid Stenosis in Heart Valve Surgery and the Role of Routine Screening.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2026Article
- Using natural language processing to extract carotid stenosis severity from clinical notes to create a nationwide veteran cohort.JVS-vascular insights · 2025Article
- The Protective Effect of the Crosstalk between Zinc Hair Concentration and Lymphocyte Count-Preliminary Report.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The prevalence of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis detected via ultrasound imaging: A single-centre study in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionCardiac disease and carotid atherosclerosis rates have increased in recent years. Carotid artery stenosis (CAS) has been recognized as a high-risk factor of perioperative stroke among cardiac surgery patients. Aims: The aims of the study are to identify the prevalence and common risk factors of CAS among patients undergoing cardiac surgery that include coronary artery bypass surgery or valvular cardiac surgery. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in the radiology department at Medina Cardiac Center, Al Madinah Al-Munawara. The inclusion criteria for the study were patients aged ≥ 20 years who were scheduled for coronary artery bypass surgery or valvular cardiac surgery and had carotid duplex examination before surgery. A Philips X matrix IU22 linear-array ultrasound probe (Philips, Bothell, WA) was used to scan the common carotid artery (CCA), internal carotid artery (ICA), external carotid artery (ECA), and vertebral artery. Results: Of the 261 patients in this study, 78.5% (
conclusionThis study shows a high prevalence of CAS among cardiac surgery patients. In addition, older age, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension were found to be major risk factors for CAS. Gender and weight status were not associated with CAS. Preoperative carotid duplex scan is a useful exam to identify CAS among cardiac surgery patients and, therefore, to predict and reduce postoperative neurological complications.
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