2019
Characteristics and anatomic distribution of early vs late stroke after cardiac surgery
Ivascu NS, Khan FM, Rahouma M, Hameed I, Abouarab A, Segal AZ, Gaudino MFL, Girardi LN. Characteristics and anatomic distribution of early vs late stroke after cardiac surgery. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2019, 34: 684-689. PMID: 31212394, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate strokeOperative mortalityCardiac surgeryEarly strokePerioperative strokeOpen cardiac surgeryTime of presentationOpen heart surgeryImpact of strokeWeill Cornell MedicinePerioperative variablesAdult patientsAnterior circulationEmbolic eventsSecondary outcomesCardiopulmonary bypassLikely etiologyAnatomic distributionHeart surgeryRisk factorsAnatomic locationHigh incidencePatientsSurgeryStroke
2018
Systematic preoperative CT scan is associated with reduced risk of stroke in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: A meta-analysis
Leonard JR, Henry M, Rahouma M, Khan FM, Wingo M, Hameed I, Di Franco A, Guy TS, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Systematic preoperative CT scan is associated with reduced risk of stroke in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: A meta-analysis. International Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 278: 300-306. PMID: 30563771, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.12.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-operative strokeInvasive mitral valve surgeryPooled event rateMitral valve surgeryCT screeningOperative mortalityValve surgeryMyocardial infarctionCT groupNew-onset renal failureLow operative mortalityPerioperative myocardial infarctionCardio-pulmonary bypassComputed Tomography ScreeningPreoperative CT scanRetrograde arterial perfusionInter-group comparisonAortic embolizationNew dialysisPerioperative strokeRenal failureTomography screeningArterial perfusionDecreased incidenceSurgical approach