Effect of severe contralateral carotid stenosis or occlusion on early and late outcomes after carotid endarterectomy
	    		
		   		
		   			
		   		
	    	
    	 
    	10.4174/astr.2019.97.4.202
   		
        
        	
        	
        	
        		- Author:
	        		
		        		
		        		
			        		Min Jae JEONG
			        		
			        		
			        		
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			        		Hyunwook KWON
			        		
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			        		Min Ju KIM
			        		
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			        		Youngjin HAN
			        		
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			        		Tae Won KWON
			        		
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			        		Yong Pil CHO
			        		
			        		
		        		
		        		
		        		
		        		
		        			
			        		
			        		Author Information
			        		
		        		
		        		
			        		
			        		
			        			1. Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ypcho@amc.seoul.kr
			        		
		        		
	        		
        		 
        	
        	
        	
        		- Publication Type:Original Article
 
        	
        	
        		- Keywords:
        			
	        			
	        				
	        				
			        		
				        		Carotid endarterectomy;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		Carotid stenosis;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		Outcomes;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		Stroke
			        		
			        		
	        			
        			
        		
 
        	
            
            	- MeSH:
            	
	        			
	        				
	        				
				        		
					        		Carotid Stenosis;
				        		
			        		
				        		
					        		Diabetes Mellitus;
				        		
			        		
				        		
					        		Endarterectomy, Carotid;
				        		
			        		
				        		
					        		Humans;
				        		
			        		
				        		
					        		Incidence;
				        		
			        		
				        		
					        		Mortality;
				        		
			        		
				        		
					        		Multivariate Analysis;
				        		
			        		
				        		
					        		Myocardial Infarction;
				        		
			        		
				        		
					        		Perioperative Period;
				        		
			        		
				        		
					        		Retrospective Studies;
				        		
			        		
				        		
					        		Stroke;
				        		
			        		
				        		
					        		Survival Rate
				        		
			        		
	        			
	        			
            	
            	
 
            
            
            	- From:Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
	            		
	            		 2019;97(4):202-209
	            	
            	
 
            
            
            	- CountryRepublic of Korea
 
            
            
            	- Language:English
 
            
            
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		        	Abstract:
			       	
			       		
				        
				        	PURPOSE: We aimed to compare clinical outcomes after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) between Korean patients with and without severe contralateral extracranial carotid stenosis or occlusion (SCSO). METHODS: Between January 2004 and December 2014, a total of 661 patients who underwent 731 CEAs were stratified by SCSO (non-SCSO and SCSO groups) and analyzed retrospectively. The study outcomes included the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), defined as stroke or myocardial infarction, and all-cause mortality during the perioperative period and within 4 years after CEA. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in the incidence of MACE or any individual MACE manifestations between the 2 groups during the perioperative period or within 4 years after CEA. On multivariate analysis to identify clinical variables associated with long-term study outcomes, older age (hazard ratios [HRs], 1.06; 95% confidence intervals [CIs], 1.03–1.09; P < 0.001) and diabetes mellitus (HR, 1.71; 95% CI, 1.14–2.57; P = 0.010) were significantly associated with an increased risk of MACE occurrence, while preexisting SCSO was not associated with long-term incidence of MACE and individual MACE components. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed similar MACE-free (P = 0.509), overall (P = 0.642), and stroke-free (P = 0.650) survival rates in the 2 groups. CONCLUSION: There were no significant differences in MACE incidence after CEA between the non-SCSO and SCSO groups, and preexisting SCSO was not associated with an increased risk of perioperative or long-term MACE occurrence.