Key result
Mechanical thrombectomy was successfully performed in three patients who developed strokes following cardiac surgery.
Why the study?
Does mechanical thrombectomy improve outcomes in patients who develop stroke after cardiac surgery?
Case Report (n=3)
Does mechanical thrombectomy improve outcomes in patients who develop stroke after cardiac surgery?
Mechanical thrombectomy is a feasible and potentially safer treatment option for stroke following cardiac surgery, a setting where systemic fibrinolysis is relatively contraindicated.
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May warrant evaluation of thrombectomy for post-cardiac surgery stroke; leaves open need for prospective safety and efficacy data.
Stroke after cardiac surgery remains a devastating complication and its treatment options are limited. Systemic fibrinolysis is a relative contraindication, because it raises the risk of systemic hemorrhage. Endovascular therapy, mechanical thrombectomy, and intra-arterial fibrinolysis have emerged as safer options. We present three patients who developed strokes following cardiac surgery who underwent successful mechanical thrombectomy and review the literature on this subject. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12776 (J Card Surg 2016;31:517-520).
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Madeira et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Stroke after cardiac surgery (n=3). Mechanical thrombectomy was evaluated. Mechanical thrombectomy was successfully performed in three patients who developed strokes following cardiac surgery.
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