Why the study?
Does the time interval between prior stroke and CABG influence mortality, postoperative stroke, or length of stay in patients undergoing elective CABG?
Does the time interval between prior stroke and CABG influence mortality, postoperative stroke, or length of stay in patients undergoing elective CABG?
A more recent preoperative stroke does not appear to predispose patients undergoing elective CABG to worse perioperative outcomes, though the combination of prior stroke and myocardial infarction substantially increases mortality risk.
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Stroke-CABG interval may not modify mortality risk; leaves open whether randomized data would support unchanged elective timing after recent stroke.
Bottle et al. (2013) studied this question.
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