Journal of Vascular Medicine & Surgery

Willem Stooker

Publications

• Research Article
  The Role of Preoperative Chest CAT Scan in Cardiac Surgical Patients
  Author(s): Marie-José de Hartog-Dikhoff, Liu-Noor Overweg and Willem StookerMarie-José de Hartog-Dikhoff, Liu-Noor Overweg and Willem Stooker
  
  Introduction: Arteriosclerosis of the ascending aorta is increasingly encountered in cardiac surgical patients as patients accepted for cardiac surgery get older. We evaluated the effect of introducing preoperative Chest CAT scan in the preoperative work-up for cardiac surgery concerning the change in strategy. Materials and methods: From May 1st 2015 until October 1st 2015 all patients of 70 years and older as well as younger patients with peripheral vascular disease presented in the heart team and accepted for surgery received a preoperative Chest CAT scan. We evaluated in which patients the initially established treatment was changed. Furthermore we investigated which patients had a stroke after surgery. Results: 583 patients were discussed in the Heart Team during the study period. 290 patients were accepted for surgery. 195 patients fitted the criteria for a CAT scan. In this gro.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6925.1000332

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