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