Vigo J, Brau R H
Division of Neurosurgery Medical Campus, University of Puerto Rico.
Bol Asoc Med P R. 1992 Apr-May;84(4-5):128-31.
The experience of the authors performing carotid endarterectomy in Puerto Rico is reported. The study was stimulated by the recently published results of the Carotid Endarterectomy Cooperative Trial groups in North America and Europe. This series consists of 61 carotid endarterectomies performed on 53 patients. The majority of the patients suffered from hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, and ischemic heart disease. Most of the patients presented with Transient Ischemic Attacks (64%) or Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficits (19%). One patient died of a presumptive myocardial infarction and one patient had a post-operative worsening of his neurologic condition. The permanent morbidity and mortality rate was 3.2%.
本文报告了作者在波多黎各进行颈动脉内膜切除术的经验。该研究受到北美和欧洲颈动脉内膜切除术协作试验组最近发表结果的启发。本系列包括对53例患者进行的61例颈动脉内膜切除术。大多数患者患有高血压、糖尿病、吸烟和缺血性心脏病。大多数患者表现为短暂性脑缺血发作（64%）或可逆性缺血性神经功能缺损（19%）。1例患者死于推测的心肌梗死，1例患者术后神经状况恶化。永久性发病率和死亡率为3.2%。
