Stroke prevention strategies for cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Khi Yung FongSelvie YeoHaidong LuoTheodoros KofidisKristine L K TeohGiap Swee KangPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2024)
This review presents a comprehensive synthesis of existing interventions for stroke prevention in cardiac surgery, and identifies gaps in research which may benefit from future, large-scale RCTs. LAAC should be considered to reduce stroke incidence in patients with preoperative atrial fibrillation.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- cardiac surgery
- acute kidney injury
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- patients undergoing
- risk factors
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- physical activity
- cerebral ischemia
- brain injury
- dna methylation
- venous thromboembolism