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Patients undergoing cardiac surgery
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May support extended post-discharge stroke surveillance after cardiac surgery; leaves open prospective validation before changing practice.
Women and patients with atrial fibrillation accompanied by low cardiac output syndrome are at higher risk for stroke after cardiac surgery, which often occurs after initial recovery.
Hogue et al. (1999) studied this question.
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