Revascularization methods in patients with carotid stenosis and concomitant coronary heart disease
A major feature of the atherosclerotic process is its systemic and progressive character.The plaque pathogenetic mechanisms, morphology, evolution, and predilection site (bifurcation zones) determine the frequent coincidence of carotid and coronary atherosclerosis in the same patient.The present overview chronologically traces the history, effectiv