Acute ischemic stroke secondary to cardiac embolus of a 'foreign body' material after a redo sternotomy for mitral valve replacement: A case report.

Seán FitzgeraldAsim RizviDaying DaiEric E WilliamsonGiuseppe LanzinoKaren M DoyleDavid F KallmesWaleed Brinjikji

Published in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2018)

Cardiac surgery has been shown to be associated with increased risk of acute ischemic stroke. This report presents a case of a successful mechanical embolectomy procedure to treat a patient for an acute ischemic stroke, which was caused by the cardiac embolization of a 'foreign body' containing debris following a redo sternotomy procedure for mitral valve replacement and tricuspid valve annuloplasty.

Keyphrases

acute ischemic stroke
mitral valve
left ventricular
aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
cardiac surgery
left atrial
aortic valve
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
minimally invasive
pulmonary embolism
acute kidney injury
heart failure
case report
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation