The routine use of preoperative non-contrast chest computerized tomography and carotid arteries Doppler prior to cardiac surgery

Abstract Introduction There is no consensus as to which patients should undergo Non-Contrast Chest Computerized Tomography (NCCCT) and carotid arteries Doppler (CD) prior to cardiac surgery. The objective of this study was to examine whether preoperative imaging modalities provide clinical benefits...

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Main Authors: Ron Nates, Mattan Arazi, Liza Grosman-Rimon, Roy Israel, Jacob Gohari, Leonid Sternik, Erez Kachel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-01927-2