One hundred consecutive patients were randomly given hypocarbic (PaCO2 less than 25 torr) or hypercarbic (PaCO2 greater than 60 torr) general anesthesia during carotid endarterectomy to test the effect of the two regimens upon the incidence of postoperative neurological deficit. An indwelling shunt was not used. One patient died, two have permanent neurological deficits and two have temporary neurological deficits. Although hypocarbic patients had fewer neurological complications than hypercarbic patients, the difference was not statistically significant (p less than 0.13). Hypercarbia significantly increased the incidence of intraoperative arrhythmia. Also, no relationship was found between the incidence of postoperative stroke and the internal carotid back pressure or the time of carotid occlusion.
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Medicine (Baltimore)
January 2025
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, Eskişehir, Türkiye.
This study assesses the effect of carotid sinus blockade applied with a local anesthetic on hemodynamic parameters during carotid endarterectomy (CEA) operations performed under general anesthesia. The medical records of patients who underwent CEA under general anesthesia between January 2020 and December 2022, were retrospectively reviewed. It was recorded whether the patients received carotid sinus block with 2 mL of 2% prilocaine.
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November 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Purpose: When performed for clinically significant carotid artery stenosis (CAS), the long-term impact of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) on choroidal and choriocapillaris (CC) circulation was studied using swept-source OCT angiography.
Design: Prospective observational study.
Participants: Patients with clinically significant CAS undergoing unilateral CEA.
Turk Neurosurg
May 2024
ankara universty.
Aim: Ischemic stroke remains one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide and ca-rotid stenosis is the leading etiology of ischemic strokes of non-cardiac origin. The chronic inflammatory process and pro-inflammatory state in carotid stenosis seem to be the most im-portant underlying factor in carotid occlusion. In addition to medical therapy and carotid ar-tery stunting (CAS) in the treatment of carotid stenosis, carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is the main surgical treatment of carotid stenosis and its prognosis is the main subject of our study.
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January 2025
The George Washington University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Washington, D.C., USA.
Background: According to the latest Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) guidelines, carotid revascularization for asymptomatic individuals should be offered if the perioperative stroke/death rate does not exceed 3%. Heart failure (HF) has been associated with reduced survival rates following carotid revascularization, which may significantly impact the risk-benefit decision of treating asymptomatic patients with HF. This study aimed to evaluate the 30-day postoperative risks in asymptomatic patients with newly diagnosed and/or decompensated HF undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS).
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January 2025
From the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (M.A., J.B., T.F., A.A.P., M.E.K.); CARIM, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (M.A., J.B., M.J.J.G., W.H.M., R.J.v.O., M.E.K.); Department of Pathology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (M.J.J.G.); Department of Medical Biochemistry, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences: Atherosclerosis & Ischemic Syndrome; Amsterdam Infection and Immunity: Inflammatory Diseases; Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (M.J.J.G.); Department of Neurology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands (T.H.C.M.L.S.); Department of Neurology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Sittard, the Netherlands (N.P.v.O.); Department of Vascular Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (J.-W.H.C.D.); Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (W.H.M.); Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (R.J.v.O.); and School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNs), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (A.A.P.).
Objectives: Carotid plaque vulnerability is a strong predictor of recurrent ipsilateral stroke, but differentiation of plaque components using conventional computed tomography (CT) is suboptimal. The aim of our study was to evaluate the ability of dual-energy CT (DECT) to characterize atherosclerotic carotid plaque components based on the effective atomic number and effective electron density using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and, where possible, histology as the reference standard.
Materials And Methods: Patients with recent cerebral ischemia and a ≥2-mm carotid plaque underwent computed tomography angiography and MRI.
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