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Successful Management of Carotid Stenosis in a High-Risk Population at an Inner-City Hospital

Ricardo Moreno, MD

Paul J. Gagne, MD

Mark A. Adelman, MD

Matthew M. Nalbandian, MD

Danielle Bajakian, MD

Glenn R. Jacobowitz, MD

Patrick J. Lamparello, MD

Thomas S. Riles, MD

Caron B. Rockman, MD

New York, NY

This is a retrospective review of all carotid endarterectomies (CEA) (n=91) done from 1993 to 2002 at an inner-city hospital (Group I). This group was compared to a randomly selected group of patients (n= 445) treated at a private hospital (Group II). The same high-volume surgeons performed CEAs at both hospitals. The majority of Group I patients (71.4%) were members of racial minority groups. They were also more likely to be younger (p<0.001), hypertensive (p< 0.03), diabetic (p< 0.001), and current smokers (p< 0.001); have contralateral carotid artery occlusion (p=0.04); and present with stroke (p<0.001) than Group II patients. Despite this, the incidence of postoperative myocardial infarction (2.2% vs 0.2%, p= 0.08), stroke (1.1% vs 1.6%, NS), and death (1.1% vs 0%, NS) was comparable between the 2 groups. Aggressive preoperative workup for occult cardiac disease in Group I revealed an incidence of 25.9% (n=15). Of these, 5 (33.3%) were found to have coronary artery disease severe enough to warrant intervention before CEA. In an inner-city population with increased medical comorbidities, more severe cerebrovascular disease, and relatively low volume of carotid surgery, the results of CEA were comparable to those in patients treated at a high-volume private hospital. The presence of high-volume surgeons, operating at the low-volume municipal hospital, may contribute to the low complication rate. Finally, aggressive preoperative cardiac workup in this underserved population revealed a meaningful incidence of occult coronary artery disease requiring intervention before CEA.

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 38, No. 6, 511-517 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/153857440403800604


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