Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran Archives of Iranian Medicine 1029-2977 22 3 2019 04 01 Different Strategies in Simultaneous Coronary and Carotid Artery Revascularization – A Single Center Experience 132 136 EN Jianbin Zhang Zhiqiang Dong Peng Liu Xueqiang Fan Jie Chen Xia Zheng Bo Ma Zhidong Ye Journal Article 2018 02 10 2018 11 06 Background: The optimal management for patients with concomitant severe coronary artery disease (CAD) and carotid artery stenosis (CAS) remains controversial. We reported our preliminary experience on a synchronous hybrid strategy. Methods: Seven patients with synchronous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)/carotid endarterectomy (CEA)/coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and 36 patients with synchronous CEA/CABG were enrolled. Then we analyzed the demographics, risk factors and 30-day results of the 2 groups, retrospectively. Results: The 2 groups were comparable in demographics. The operation time was 312.14 ± 40.08 minutes for synchronous PCI/ CEA/CABG and 294.58 ± 47.62 minutes for synchronous CEA/CABG (P = 0.367). The intraoperative blood loss was 814.29±195.18 mL for synchronous PCI/CEA/CABG and 769.44 ± 330.21 mL for synchronous CEA/CABG (P = 0.731). There was no death in the 2 groups within 30 days. The incidence of primary endpoint [stroke, myocardial infarction (MI) and death] was 14.29% (1/7) in synchronous PCI/CEA/CABG group and 5.56% (2/36) in synchronous CEA/CABG group. The difference between the 2 groups was not statistically significant (P = 0.421). Conclusion: Synchronous PCI, CEA and CABG may be safe and effective in the management of patients with concomitant CAS and complicated multi-vessel CAD. The current data suggested that more studies and randomized controlled trials may be necessary to define whether this strategy is suitable for these patients.