European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 556-559 , November 2009

Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery with Asymptomatic Unilateral Carotid Stenoses have a Low Risk of Peri-operative Stroke

  • D. Baiou

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Vascular Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK
    • ,
  • A. Karageorge

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Vascular Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK
    • ,
  • T. Spyt

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
    • ,
  • A.R. Naylor

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Vascular Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 116 2523252; fax: +44 116 2523179.

Received 3 August 2009 ,Accepted 4 August 2009.

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PII: S1078-5884(09)00410-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.08.001

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 556-559 , November 2009

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