Dislodged Clot During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: From the Heart to the Brain.
Jose Danilo Bengzon DiestroRahul BhindiJohnston T TeCarmen Parra-FarinasMichael J KutrykThomas R MarottaPublished in: The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques (2020)
Among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), large series have documented the incidence of post-PCI ischemic stroke to be 0.1-0.56%. Although the complication is uncommon, stroke in this subset of patients is associated with increased in-hospital mortality, longer hospital stay, and poorer discharge outcomes.1-3.
Keyphrases
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- atrial fibrillation
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- acute myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- coronary artery disease
- antiplatelet therapy
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- heart failure
- healthcare
- patient reported outcomes
- left ventricular
- risk factors
- adverse drug
- metabolic syndrome
- brain injury
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- weight loss