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SUBMITTER: Pawliszak W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6137419 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sept.
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pawliszak Wojciech W Szwed Krzysztof K Słomka Artur A Piekuś-Słomka Natalia N Szwed Magdalena M Kowalewski Mariusz M Żekanowska Ewa E Borkowska Alina A
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 20180901 9
Neurological injury is a frequent and important complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Several risk factors for this type of sequela have been identified, among them aortic arch atherosclerosis. Our previous study indicated that atherosclerotic burden in coronary arteries may likewise predict postoperative neurological complications (Pawliszak et al., 2016b). We assessed the severity of this condition by using the SYNTAX score calculator. However, diagnosing angiographic three-v ...[more]