Strategies and Devices to Minimize Stroke in Adult Cardiac Surgery

Author Department

Surgery

Document Type

Article, Peer-reviewed

Publication Date

Spring 4-2015

Abstract

Stroke after cardiac surgery is a devastating complication with a frequency of 1%-3% and a potential mortality risk of >20%. The approaches that one should consider to minimize the risk of stroke associated with cardiac surgery involve preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative interventions, which are described in detail.

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