进行CEA后也可能发生内科并发症，尽管比较罕见。肺炎，肺栓塞，呼吸窘迫，尿滁留，泌尿道感染，肾功能不全，新生血管性青光眼，以及心血管并发症已有描述。CEA后血液动力学不稳定比其它外周血管手术更为常见。心肌缺血是这些并发症中最严重的原因。发现在进行血管手术的病人中32%患有严重的冠状动脉疾病（在一支或多支血管中狭窄程度超过70%）。CEA病人围手术期死亡的主要原因是心梗和心律失常，发生率为1.5%至5%。
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