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We determined hospital mortality and postoperative stroke rates after combined carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) vs CABG alone, using the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample. CEA-CAGB combined was 1.06%. After correcting for comorbidities, the odds ratio for postoperative stroke or death for CEA-CABG was 1.38 (95% CI 1.27 to 1.50) vs CABG. With the increase in postoperative stroke and death, a randomized, controlled clinical trial of combined CEA-CABG is indicated. |
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