Background: Much is known about the short-term risks of stroke following cardiac surgery.
We examined the rate and predictors of long-term stroke in a cohort of patients who …

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies of the epidemiology of stroke in patients undergoing cardiac
surgery have been based primarily on patients having coronary bypass surgery and …

BACKGROUND: Stroke remains a devastating complication after cardiac surgical
procedures despite advances in perioperative monitoring and management. The purpose of …

Background. Despite improving outcomes in cardiac surgical patients, stroke continues to
remain a major complication. Few prospective studies are available on postoperative stroke …

Despite its association with cardioembolic stroke, atrial fibrillation (AF) appears to be
inconsistent as a risk factor for postoperative strokes in patients who underwent cardiac …

Background—Stroke after cardiac surgery is a devastating complication that leads to excess
mortality and health resource utilization. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors …

Objective: To determine the risk factors related to the development of stroke in patients
undergoing cardiac surgery. Methods: A historical cohort study. We included 4626 patients …

Objectives The presence of postoperative atrial fibrillation predicts a higher short-and long-
term mortality rates; however, no scoring system has been used to discriminate patients at …

Background. Stroke remains a devastating complication of cardiac surgery, but stroke
prevention remains elusive. Evaluation of early and long-term clinical outcomes and brain …

BACKGROUND: Stroke is a devastating complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
surgery. In-hospital outcomes have been described, yet the long-term effect of stroke on …