Despite increasing patient risk profiles, stroke rates after CABG have declined over 30 years, with the majority occurring postoperatively.
Highlights postoperative stroke prevention needs after CABG; supports targeted research into post-surgical mechanisms.
Among patients undergoing CABG surgery at a single center over the past 30 years, the occurrence of stroke declined despite an increasing patient risk profile, and more than half of strokes occurred postoperatively rather than intraoperatively.
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