Risk Factors for Early or Delayed Stroke After Cardiac Surgery
- 10 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 100 (6), 642-647
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.100.6.642
Abstract
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 for perioperative stroke, including strokes detected early after cardiac surgery or postoperatively.Keywords
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