Neurological complications after cardiac surgery: a retrospective case-control study of risk factors and outcome.
Giuseppe Maria RaffaFrancesco AgnelloGiovanna OcchipintiRoberto MiragliaVincenzina Lo ReGianluca MarroneFabio TuzzolinoAntonio ArcadipaneMichele PilatoAngelo LucaPublished in: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (2019)
Neurological complications after cardiac surgery increase hospitalization and mortality even in patients without radiologic evidence of stroke. Bilateral internal carotid artery stenosis of any grade, suggesting a diffuse patient propensity toward atherosclerosis, and re-do operations increase the risk of postoperative neurological complications.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- internal carotid artery
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- cerebral ischemia
- case report
- middle cerebral artery
- cardiovascular disease
- atrial fibrillation
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- low grade
- blood brain barrier
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- high grade