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Sun X, Lindsay J, Monsein LH, Hill PC, Corso PJ. Silent Brain Injury After Cardiac Surgery: A Review. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012; 60:791-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.02.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2011] [Revised: 02/02/2012] [Accepted: 02/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Macellari F, Paciaroni M, Agnelli G, Caso V. Perioperative Stroke Risk in Nonvascular Surgery. Cerebrovasc Dis 2012; 34:175-81. [DOI: 10.1159/000339982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/04/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Zanatta P, Messerotti Benvenuti S, Bosco E, Baldanzi F, Palomba D, Valfrè C. Multimodal brain monitoring reduces major neurologic complications in cardiac surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2011; 25:1076-85. [PMID: 21798764 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2011.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although adverse neurologic outcomes are common complications of cardiac surgery, intraoperative brain monitoring has not received adequate attention. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of multimodal brain monitoring in the prevention of major brain injury and reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit, and postoperative hospital stays after cardiac surgery. DESIGN A retrospective, observational, controlled study. SETTING A single-center regional hospital. PARTICIPANTS One thousand seven hundred twenty-one patients who had undergone cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass from July 2007 to July 2010. One hundred sixty-six patients with multimodal brain monitoring and a control group without brain monitoring (N = 1,555) were compared retrospectively. INTERVENTIONS Multimodal brain monitoring was performed for 166 patients, consisting of intraoperative recordings of somatosensory-evoked potentials, electroencephalography, and transcranial Doppler. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The incidence of major neurologic complications and the duration of mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit, and postoperative hospital stays were considered. Patients with brain monitoring had a significantly lower incidence of perioperative major neurologic complications (0%) than those without monitoring (4.06%, p = 0.01) and required significantly shorter periods of mechanical ventilation (p = 0.001) and intensive care unit stays (p = 0.01) than controls. The length of postoperative hospital stays did not differ significantly between the 2 groups (p = 0.57). CONCLUSIONS This preliminary study suggests that multimodal brain monitoring can reduce the incidence of neurologic complications as well as hospital costs associated with post-cardiac surgery patient care. Furthermore, intraoperative brain monitoring provides useful information about brain functioning, blood flow velocity, and metabolism, which may guide the anesthesiologist during surgery.
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- Paolo Zanatta
- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Treviso Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
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Golukhova EZ, Polunina AG, Lefterova NP, Begachev AV. Electroencephalography as a tool for assessment of brain ischemic alterations after open heart operations. Stroke Res Treat 2011; 2011:980873. [PMID: 21776370 PMCID: PMC3138153 DOI: 10.4061/2011/980873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2010] [Revised: 03/31/2011] [Accepted: 03/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Cardiac surgery is commonly associated with brain ischemia. Few studies addressed brain electric activity changes after on-pump operations. Eyes closed EEG was performed in 22 patients (mean age: 45.2 ± 11.2) before and two weeks after valve replacement. Spouses of patients were invited to participate as controls. Generalized increase of beta power most prominent in beta-1 band was an unambiguous pathological sign of postoperative cortex dysfunction, probably, manifesting due to gamma-activity slowing (“beta buzz” symptom). Generalized postoperative increase of delta-1 mean frequency along with increase of slow-wave activity in right posterior region may be hypothesized to be a consequence of intraoperative ischemia as well. At the same time, significant changes of alpha activity were observed in both patient and control groups, and, therefore, may be considered as physiological. Unexpectedly, controls showed prominent increase of electric activity in left temporal region whereas patients were deficient in left hemisphere activity in comparison with controls at postoperative followup. Further research is needed in order to determine the true neurological meaning of the EEG findings after on-pump operations.
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- Elena Z Golukhova
- Bakulev Scientific Center of Cardiovascular Surgery, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt 156-368, Moscow 119571, Russia
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Matsuura K, Mogi K, Sakurai M, Kawamura T, Takahara Y. Impact of preexisting cerebral ischemia detected by magnetic resonance imaging and angiography on late outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2011; 91:665-70. [PMID: 21352976 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2010] [Revised: 10/28/2010] [Accepted: 10/28/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the impact of preexisting ischemia detected by brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) on long-term survival, and cardiac and neurologic events after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS Of 923 patients who underwent CABG between 1994 and 2007, 887 patients (96.1%) were followed up. Preoperative brain MRI and MRA were performed in 619 patients. Ischemia was detected by brain MRI and MRA in 158 patients (group A), but not in 461 patients (group B). Preoperative characteristics, follow-up survival, and cardiac and neurological events were investigated. RESULTS The average follow-up period was 6.0 ± 4.3 years. Univariate analysis showed that patients in group A (68.5 ± 6.5 years) were older than those in group B (64.5 ± 8.6 years) (p = 0.0001). Preoperative left ventricular ejection fraction was less in group A (0.516 ± 0.175) than in group B (0.556 ± 0.165) (p = 0.02). The prevalence of peripheral vascular disease was higher in group A (14 patients: 8.9%) than in group B (11 patients: 2.4%) (p = 0.001). The rate of on-pump CABG was lower in group A (115 patients; 72.8%) than in group B (383 patients; 83.1%) (p = 0.007). Survival rate was significantly lower (p = 0.062), and freedom from major adverse cardiac event or stroke were significantly lower in group A (p = 0.0002, and p = 0.0001, respectively; log-rank test). However, the Cox proportional hazard model showed that preoperative brain ischemia detected by brain MRI and MRA affected only freedom from neurologic events (p = 0.02; hazard ratio 2.52; 95% confidence interval 1.13 to 5.62), but not survival (p = 0.67) or major adverse cardiac event (p = 0.09). CONCLUSIONS Preexisting ischemic findings on brain MRI and MRA in patients who underwent CABG were related only to long-term freedom from stroke, but were not related to survival or major adverse cardiac event.
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- Kaoru Matsuura
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Funabashi Municipal Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
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Maekawa K, Goto T, Baba T, Yoshitake A, Katahira K, Yamamoto T. Impaired cognition preceding cardiac surgery is related to cerebral ischemic lesions. J Anesth 2011; 25:330-6. [PMID: 21448769 DOI: 10.1007/s00540-011-1108-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2010] [Accepted: 02/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE Cognitive dysfunction is more frequent after cardiac surgery. However, the preoperative cognitive state is seldom assessed when the effects of cardiac surgery on cognition are investigated. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction may be associated with the preoperative cognitive state and the existence of cerebral ischemic lesions in patients who undergo cardiac surgery. METHODS Data were collected prospectively on 362 consecutive patients scheduled to undergo elective cardiac surgery. The brains of all patients were imaged by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess prior cerebral infarctions, carotid artery stenosis and intracranial arterial stenosis, and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) was used to assess acute cerebral ischemia. Patients were classified with impaired cognitive function prior to surgery if their score on the Hasegawa dementia rating scale was <24. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction from baseline was determined using four neuropsychological tests. RESULTS Prior to surgery 40 patients (11%) were assessed with impaired cognition. Relative to the other patients, these patients were older and less well educated, and they had significantly higher rates of peripheral vascular disease, white matter lesions, cerebral infarction on MRI, carotid artery stenosis and postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Of these 40 cognitively impaired patients, seven (18%) had cerebral ischemia, based on DWI images before surgery; in comparison, nine of the 322 patients (3%) without preoperative cognitive impairment were found to have abnormalities on the DWI images (P < 0.001). An analysis by stepwise logistic regression demonstrated that the significant risks for preoperative cognitive impairment were advanced age, lower attained level of education, peripheral artery disease, prior cerebral infarctions, and abnormalities on DWI images. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that preoperative cognitive impairment associated with cerebral ischemic lesions and an increased risk of postoperative cognitive dysfunction existed in our patient cohort undergoing cardiac surgery.
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- Kengo Maekawa
- Department of Anesthesiology, Kumamoto Chuo Hospital, 1-5-1 Tainoshima, Kumamoto, 862-0965, Japan.
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Chaudhuri K, Marasco SF. The effect of carbon dioxide insufflation on cognitive function during cardiac surgery. J Card Surg 2011; 26:189-96. [PMID: 21395683 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01217.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The use of carbon dioxide (CO(2)) insufflation into the pericardial well has become widespread, and in some units routine. The rationale behind this practice is the fact that CO(2) is more soluble than air leading to fewer gaseous microemboli entering the bloodstream and being transferred to the brain or heart. However, the evidence that this reduces postoperative neurocognitive decline is scant. Although CO(2) insufflation is generally a safe procedure there are case reports of significant complications. The aim of this systematic review is to analyze the current evidence for this practice.
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Predictors and Outcomes of Seizures After Cardiac Surgery: A Multivariable Analysis of 2,578 Patients. Ann Thorac Surg 2011; 91:514-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2010] [Revised: 09/30/2010] [Accepted: 10/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Neumann T, Kuniss M, Conradi G, Janin S, Berkowitsch A, Wojcik M, Rixe J, Erkapic D, Zaltsberg S, Rolf A, Bachmann G, Dill T, Hamm CW, Pitschner HF. MEDAFI-Trial (Micro-embolization during ablation of atrial fibrillation): comparison of pulmonary vein isolation using cryoballoon technique vs. radiofrequency energy. Europace 2010; 13:37-44. [PMID: 20829189 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euq303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Thomas Neumann
- Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Benekestrasse 2-8, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany.
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Lombard FW, Mathew JP. Neurocognitive dysfunction following cardiac surgery. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2010; 14:102-10. [PMID: 20478950 DOI: 10.1177/1089253210371519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Postoperative neurocognitive decline (POCD) is the most frequently reported form of brain injury in the cardiac surgery setting. Even though most patients recover over a period of several months, recovery is variable and often transient, and early decline may be a marker of neurocognitive dysfunction after several years. Recent studies, however, suggest that late neurocognitive decline after coronary artery bypass graft surgery may not be specific to the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. Large prospective, longitudinal trials with appropriate controls remain necessary to identify how patient characteristics, disease progression, and surgical and anesthetic technique contribute to aging-related neurocognitive decline. This article reviews the current literature on the etiology of POCD following cardiac surgery, discusses strategies to reduce patient risk, and provides some insight into some controversies that merit continued investigation.
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- Frederick W Lombard
- Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Kim HJ, Lee HJ, Yang JH, Yeo IS, Yi JS, Lee IW, Lee SB, Ryu SY, Kim JK, Yang PS. The influence of carotid artery catheterization technique on the incidence of thromboembolism during carotid artery stenting. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2010; 31:1732-6. [PMID: 20595362 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Thromboembolic events related to CAS continue to be the main limitation to the widespread use of this technique as a first-line treatment for carotid occlusive disease. Our aim was to evaluate thromboembolism during CAS using DWI for catheterization techniques of the carotid artery. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-two consecutive patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis underwent CAS involving 1 of 2 carotid artery catheterization techniques: One used a 7F or 8F catheter (group 1, n = 16) and the other used a coaxial system in which a 7F or 8F catheter was used in conjunction with a 4F or 5F catheter (group 2, n = 16). DWI was performed before and after CAS. Clinical variables, the number and location of NES on DWI after CAS, were compared between the 2 groups. RESULTS NES on DWI occurred in 53% of all patients. The incidence of NES was significantly higher in patients 65 years of age and older versus those younger than 65 years of age (P = .013). All NESs were asymptomatic, and their rate of occurrence did not differ significantly between groups 1 and 2. The incidence of NES in the other territories that were outside that of the treated carotid artery (P = .004) and the incidence of multiple NESs (P = .04) were significantly higher in group 1. CONCLUSIONS NES in the other territories mainly arises from the atherosclerotic aortic arch and arch vessels during the manipulation of endoluminal devices. The carotid artery catheterization technique using the coaxial system with a 7F or 8F catheter in conjunction with a 4F or 5F catheter reduced the incidence of NES in the other territories.
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- Departments of Radiology, Daejeon St. Mary’s Hospital, Medical School, The Catholic University of Korea, 520-2 Daeheung-Dong, Jung-Gu, Daejeon, Korea
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Evered LA, Silbert BS, Scott DA. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction and aortic atheroma. Ann Thorac Surg 2010; 89:1091-7. [PMID: 20338312 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.11.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2009] [Revised: 11/17/2009] [Accepted: 11/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The relationship of aortic atheroma to postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), a common complication of coronary artery bypass graft surgery, has not been resolved. We undertook assessment of aortic atheroma using intraoperative ultrasonography and related the degree of aortic atheroma to POCD. METHODS Aortic atheroma was assessed using intraoperative transesophageal and epiaortic echocardiography in 311 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Atheroma was graded from 0 (normal or minimal) to 3 (mobile or rough) in each of four quadrants of the proximal ascending to proximal descending thoracic aorta. Atheroma burden was defined as the atheroma score divided by the total possible score for that patient. Patients also completed a neuropsychological battery consisting of eight tests taken the week before surgery and at 1 week and 3 and 12 months afterward. Decreased cognitive function for each test was defined as an individual decrease of at least 1 standard deviation of the group baseline mean for that test, and POCD was defined as a decrease in two or more tests. RESULTS The atheroma burden (%) was greater in the patients with POCD. The difference was greatest at 1 week (10.4+/-14.7 versus 4.4+/-9.0, p=0.0002) and diminished progressively at 3 months (8.9+/-14.1 versus 5.4+/-10.1, p=0.06) and 12 months (6.6+/-12.0 versus 5.6+/-10.2, p=0.56). Multivariable analysis showed that atheroma burden strongly predicted POCD at 1 week. CONCLUSIONS Aortic atheroma burden predicts POCD at 1 week but has less impact on POCD as time progresses. Atheroma burden is highly correlated with age and may be a good predictor of early POCD.
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- Lisbeth A Evered
- Centre for Anaesthesia and Cognitive Function, Department of Anaesthesia, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Harold P. Adams
- From the Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Health Care Stroke Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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Koenig MA, Grega MA, Bailey MM, Pham LD, Zeger SL, Baumgartner WA, McKhann GM. Statin use and neurologic morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting: A cohort study. Neurology 2009; 73:2099-106. [PMID: 19907012 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181c677f6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Statin use before surgery has been associated with reduced morbidity and mortality after vascular surgery. The effect of preoperative statin use on stroke and encephalopathy after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is unclear. METHODS A post hoc analysis was undertaken of a prospectively collected cohort of isolated CABG patients over a 10-year period at a single institution. Primary outcomes were stroke and encephalopathy. Univariable analyses identified risk factors for statin use, which were applied to a propensity score model using logistic regression and patients were divided into quintiles of propensity for statin use. Controlling for propensity score quintile, the odds ratio (OR) of combined stroke and encephalopathy (primary endpoint), cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, and length of stay were compared between statin users and nonusers. RESULTS There were 5,121 CABG patients, of whom 2,788 (54%) were taking statin medications preoperatively. Stroke occurred in 166 (3.2%) and encephalopathy in 438 (8.6%), contributing to 604 patients (11.8%) who met the primary endpoint. The unadjusted OR of stroke/encephalopathy in statin users was 1.053 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.888-1.248, p = 0.582). Adjustment based on propensity score resulted in balance of stroke risk factors among quintiles. The propensity score-adjusted OR of stroke/encephalopathy in statin users was 0.958 (95% CI 0.784-1.170, p = 0.674). There were no significant differences in cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, or length of stay between statin users and otherwise similar nonusers. CONCLUSIONS In this large data cohort study, preoperative statin use was not associated with a decreased incidence of stroke and encephalopathy after coronary artery bypass grafting.
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- M A Koenig
- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Alkan O, Kizilkilic O, Yildirim T, Atalay H. Intracranial cerebral artery stenosis with associated coronary artery and extracranial carotid artery stenosis in Turkish patients. Eur J Radiol 2009; 71:450-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2007] [Revised: 04/30/2008] [Accepted: 05/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Gerriets T, Schwarz N, Sammer G, Baehr J, Stolz E, Kaps M, Kloevekorn WP, Bachmann G, Schönburg M. Protecting the brain from gaseous and solid micro-emboli during coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized controlled trial. Eur Heart J 2009; 31:360-8. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Nishiyama K, Horiguchi M, Shizuta S, Doi T, Ehara N, Tanuguchi R, Haruna Y, Nakagawa Y, Furukawa Y, Fukushima M, Kita T, Kimura T. Temporal pattern of strokes after on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2009; 87:1839-44. [PMID: 19463605 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2008] [Revised: 02/18/2009] [Accepted: 02/20/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The incidence of strokes has not decreased after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). The purpose of this study is to identify incidence, risk factors, and temporal pattern of strokes after on-pump and off-pump CABG. METHODS We analyzed 2,516 consecutive patients who underwent first elective isolated CABG. The primary endpoint was strokes within 30 days. The temporal onset of the deficits was classified by consensus as either an "early stroke," which is present just after emergence from anesthesia, or a "delayed stroke," which is present after first awaking from surgery without a neurologic deficit. RESULTS More than half of strokes (29 of 46; 63%) were delayed strokes. Patients undergoing off-pump CABG had significantly lower risk of early stroke (0.1% versus 1.1%, p = 0.0009), whereas the incidence of delayed strokes was not different significantly (0.9% versus 1.4%, p = 0.3484) between patients undergoing on-pump and off-pump CABG. In multivariate analyses, undergoing off-pump CABG was an independent protective factor for all strokes (relative risk 0.29, 95% confidence interval: 0.14 to 0.56, p = 0.0005) and early strokes (relative risk 0.05, 95% confidence interval: 0.003 to 0.24, p < 0.0001), but it was not an independent protective factor for delayed strokes (relative risk 0.54, 95% confidence interval: 0.24 to 1.17, p = 0.1210). CONCLUSIONS Undergoing off-pump CABG reduces the incidence of perioperative stroke mainly by minimizing early strokes; however, the risk of delayed strokes is not different between patients undergoing on-pump and off-pump CABG.
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- Kei Nishiyama
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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Yadav JS. Assessing carotid revascularization should we abandon the neurological examination? JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2009; 1:578-9. [PMID: 19463361 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2008.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2008] [Accepted: 08/28/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gottesman RF, McKhann GM, Hogue CW. Neurological complications of cardiac surgery. Semin Neurol 2008; 28:703-15. [PMID: 19115176 DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1105973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Neurological injury resulting from cardiac surgery has a range of manifestations from focal neurological deficit to encephalopathy or coma. As the safety of drug-eluting stents comes into question, more patients will likely undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery. These projections, along with the growing proportions of elderly patients and those with comorbidities, portend the potential for rising rates of perioperative neurological complications. The risk for neurological injury may be determined by the type of procedure, by patient-specific characteristics, and by the extent of cerebral embolization and hypoperfusion during and after surgery. Changes in surgical techniques, including the use of off-pump surgery, have not decreased rates of brain injury from cardiac surgery. When appropriate, modern neuroimaging techniques should be used in postoperative patients to confirm diagnosis, to provide information on potential etiology, to direct appropriate therapy, and to help in prognostication. Management of postoperative medications and early use of rehabilitation services is a recommended strategy to optimize the recovery for individuals with neurological injury after cardiac surgery.
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- Rebecca F Gottesman
- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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Maekawa K, Goto T, Baba T, Yoshitake A, Morishita S, Koshiji T. Abnormalities in the Brain Before Elective Cardiac Surgery Detected by Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Ann Thorac Surg 2008; 86:1563-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2008] [Revised: 07/07/2008] [Accepted: 07/08/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Brain injury is a major source of patient morbidity after cardiac surgery, and is associated with prolonged hospitalization, excessive operative mortality, high hospital costs, and altered quality of life. Frequency and the clinical manifestations depend on multiple factors, including the completeness and timing of neurologic testing. Ischemic brain infarctions may or may not be associated with stroke or postoperative neurocognitive dysfunction, but the long-term implications of these lesions on neurologic function have not yet been extensively evaluated. This article reviews the current views on the pathophysiologic basis of cerebral injury after cardiac surgery and provides a summary of measures aimed at reducing its occurrence.
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- Kelly Grogan
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Tower 711, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Cerebral dysfunction and injury in the ICU presents as focal neurologic deficits, seizures, coma, and delirium. These syndromes may result from a primary brain insult, such as stroke or trauma, but commonly are a complication of a systemic insult, such as cardiac arrest, hypoxemia, sepsis, metabolic derangements, and pharmacologic exposures. Many survivors of critical illness have cognitive impairment, which is believed to underlie the poor long-term functional status and quality of life observed in many critical illness survivors. Although progress has been made in characterizing the epidemiology of cerebral dysfunction in the ICU, more research is needed to elucidate underlying mechanisms that might represent targets for therapeutic intervention.
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- Robert D Stevens
- Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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Palombo G, Faraglia V, Stella N, Giugni E, Bozzao A, Taurino M. Late evaluation of silent cerebral ischemia detected by diffusion-weighted MR imaging after filter-protected carotid artery stenting. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2008; 29:1340-3. [PMID: 18436613 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Postoperative diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) often discloses new lesions after carotid artery stent placement (CAS), most of them asymptomatic. Our aim was to investigate the fate of these silent ischemic lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS We prospectively studied 110 patients undergoing protected transfemoral CAS, 98 of whom underwent DWI before and after the intervention. Patients in whom DWI disclosed silent postoperative lesions also had delayed MR imaging. Preoperative, postoperative, and delayed scans were compared. RESULTS Of the 92 patients without postoperative symptoms, DWI disclosed 33 new silent ischemic lesions in 14 patients (15.2%), 13 of whom (30 lesions) underwent delayed MR imaging after a mean follow-up of 6.2 months. In 8 of these 13 patients (61%), MR imaging disclosed 12 persistent lesions (12/30, 40%). The reversibility rate depended significantly on the location (cortical versus subcortical) and size (0-5 versus 5-10 mm) of the lesions (P < .05 by chi(2) test). CONCLUSIONS Because many silent ischemic lesions seen on postoperative DWI after CAS reverse within months, the extent of permanent CAS-related cerebral damage may be overestimated.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Ospedale Sant'Andrea, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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Hogue CW, Gottesman RF, Stearns J. Mechanisms of cerebral injury from cardiac surgery. Crit Care Clin 2008; 24:83-98, viii-ix. [PMID: 18241780 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2007.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cerebral injury is a frequent complication of cardiac surgery, and it has been associated with high mortality, morbidity, hospital costs; an increased likelihood of admission to a secondary care facility after hospital discharge; and impaired quality of life. This article examines postulated mechanisms for cerebral injury from cardiac surgery. Most emphasis has been placed in the past on the intraoperative interval as being the period of highest cerebral vulnerability. Many clinical cerebral events, however, occur in the postoperative period.
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- Charles W Hogue
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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Barber PA, Hach S, Tippett LJ, Ross L, Merry AF, Milsom P. Cerebral ischemic lesions on diffusion-weighted imaging are associated with neurocognitive decline after cardiac surgery. Stroke 2008; 39:1427-33. [PMID: 18323490 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.107.502989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Improvements in cardiac surgery mortality and morbidity have focused interest on the neurological injury such as stroke and cognitive decline that may accompany an otherwise successful operation. We aimed to investigate (1) the rate of stroke, new ischemic change on MRI, and cognitive impairment after cardiac valve surgery; and (2) the controversial relationship between perioperative cerebral ischemia and cognitive decline. METHODS Forty patients (26 men; mean [SD] age 62.1 [13.7] years) undergoing intracardiac surgery (7 also with coronary artery bypass grafting) were studied. Neurological, neuropsychological, and MRI examinations were performed 24 hours before surgery and 5 days (MRI and neurology) and 6 weeks (neuropsychology and neurology) after surgery. Cognitive decline from baseline was determined using the Reliable Change Index. RESULTS Two of 40 (5%) patients had perioperative strokes and 22 of 35 (63%) tested had cognitive decline in at least one measure (range, 1 to 4). Sixteen of 37 participants (43%) with postoperative imaging had new ischemic lesions (range, 1 to 17 lesions) with appearances consistent with cerebral embolization. Cognitive decline was seen in all patients with, and 35% of those without, postoperative ischemic lesions (P<0.001), and there was an association between the number of abnormal cognitive tests and ischemic burden (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS We have provided a reliable estimate of the rate of stroke, postoperative ischemia, and cognitive impairment at 6 weeks after cardiac valve surgery. Cognitive impairment is associated with perioperative ischemia and is more severe with greater ischemic load.
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- P Alan Barber
- Departments of Neurology, Auckland City Hospital, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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Murai M, Hazui H, Sugie A, Hoshiga M, Negoro N, Muraoka H, Miyamoto H, Kobata H, Fukumoto H, Ishihara T, Morita H, Hanafusa T. Asymptomatic acute ischemic stroke after primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome might be caused mainly by manipulating catheters or devices in the ascending aorta, regardless of the approach to the coronary artery. Circ J 2008; 72:51-5. [PMID: 18159099 DOI: 10.1253/circj.72.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Asymptomatic acute ischemic stroke (aAIS) following primary percutaneous coronary intervention (p-PCI) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has not been studied in detail. METHODS AND RESULTS Of 75 patients who underwent p-PCI, 26 (34.7%) developed aAIS as determined by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Including the approach to the coronary artery (via lower limb or right upper limb), 23 factors were compared between patients with (n=26) and without (n=49) aAIS. Age, hypertension, smoking, plasma glucose levels, Killip grade, right coronary artery (RCA) as culprit vessel, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) time, and the frequency of device insertion into the coronary artery differed in a statistically significant manner. However, multivariate analysis showed that the RCA (odds ratio 3.477) and the frequency of device insertion (1.375) were independent factors linked to the incidence of aAIS. Moreover, anterior or posterior location and left or right cerebral circulation of aAIS were equivalent in both approaches. CONCLUSIONS Cranial MRI images following emergency PCI revealed that 34.7% of the patients with ACS had aAIS that might be caused by manipulating the catheter or devices in the ascending aorta, micro-air bubble embolism during injection, or micro-thrombus embolism derived from the ACS lesions during the PCI procedure.
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- Motonobu Murai
- 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan.
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Knipp SC, Matatko N, Wilhelm H, Schlamann M, Thielmann M, Lösch C, Diener HC, Jakob H. Cognitive outcomes three years after coronary artery bypass surgery: relation to diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Ann Thorac Surg 2008; 85:872-9. [PMID: 18291160 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2007] [Revised: 10/23/2007] [Accepted: 10/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive decline is well recognized early after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), but controversy exists regarding the degree and duration of these changes. We investigated the course of cognitive performance during 3 years after surgery and determined whether ischemic brain injury detected by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging was related to cognitive decline. METHODS Thirty-nine patients undergoing on-pump CABG completed preoperative neuropsychologic examination and were followed up prospectively at discharge, 3 months, and 3 years after surgery. Cognitive performance was assessed with a battery of 11 standardized psychometric tests assessing 7 cognitive domains. Cognitive outcome was analyzed by determining (1) mean changes in within-patient scores over time (identifying cognitive functions with decline), and (2) the incidence of cognitive deficit for each individual (identifying patients with decline). Objective evidence of acute cerebral ischemia was obtained by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Prospectively collected data were used to identify predictors of cognitive deficits. RESULTS From baseline to discharge, cognitive test scores significantly declined in 7 measures. Most tests improved by 3 months. Between 3 months and 3 years, late decline was observed in 2 measures with persistent deterioration in 1 measure (verbal memory) relative to baseline. Postoperative cognitive deficits (drop of > or = 1 SD in scores on > or = 3 tests) were observed in 56% of patients at discharge, 23% at 3 months and 31% at 3 years. On postoperative diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, there were new ischemic cerebral lesions in 51% of patients. The presence of cognitive deficit at discharge was a significant univariate predictor of late cognitive decline (p = 0.025). A relation between the presence of new diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging detected lesions and cognitive decline, however, was not found. CONCLUSIONS Longitudinal cognitive performance of patients with CABG showed a two-stage course with early improvement followed by later decline. Long-term cognitive deficit was predicted by early cognitive decline, but not by ischemic brain lesions on magnetic resonance imaging.
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- Stephan C Knipp
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart Center, University Clinic of Essen, Essen, Germany.
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Numerous authors have associated gaseous microembolization with adverse cerebral outcomes during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The introduction to this review provides background on the connection between microemboli and adverse cerebral outcomes. This connection is often difficult to quantify, as outcomes depend on a number of factors, including the size of the bubble, where it passes through the patient, patient co-morbidities and other factors. Nonetheless, numerous studies have shown statistically significant differences in the mean number of cerebral emboli detected in patients that stroked and those that did not, as well as for patients with major cardiac complications and patients with a longer length of hospital stay. Our introduction is followed by case reports and laboratory studies showing how monitoring for gaseous microemboli (GME) can be used to reduce the embolic load delivered to the patient through the bypass circuit. These methods include improved qualification of bypass circuit design prior to surgery, modification of priming procedures to reduce air in the circuit at the start of surgery, new methods for injecting drugs into the circuit during surgery, and better detection of removal of sources of air during surgery. The review concludes with background on the ultrasonic detection of GME, comparing through-transmission gross air detectors and Doppler ultrasound technology with fixed-beam ultrasonic imaging of emboli, a new ultrasonic technique that images moving emboli in the blood using a single ultrasound transducer element in a fixed position. This overview is meant to shed light on why different ultrasonic detection technologies report widely varying counts and emboli loads, and why fixed-beam ultrasonic imaging represents an improvement in the ability to monitor, measure and quantitate embolic load during CPB.
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- JE Lynch
- Luna Innovations Incorporated, Hampton, VA
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- AACP Member Sponsor, Mayo Clinic, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Cardiovascular Perfusion, Rochester, MN
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Early neuropsychological dysfunction in elderly high-risk patients after on-pump and off-pump coronary bypass surgery. J Anesth 2007; 21:452-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00540-007-0538-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2006] [Accepted: 05/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Koch S, Forteza A, Lavernia C, Romano JG, Campo N, Bhatia R, Campo-Bustillo I. MR Imaging after Hip and Knee Replacement. J Neuroimaging 2007; 17:332-5. [PMID: 17894622 DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2007.00157.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging abnormalities often develop in patients after invasive procedures associated with cerebral microembolism. Cerebral microembolism has recently been shown during orthopedic surgery. We here examine the effects of intraoperative microembolism on acute magnetic resonance(MR) imaging in patients undergoing hip and knee replacement. METHODS We enrolled 24 patients, at least 65 years old, requiring elective knee or hip replacement surgery. MR with DW and axial fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) imaging was performed pre- and postoperatively. All patients were monitored intraoperatively for microemboli. RESULTS The mean age of patients was 74 years. All patients had intraoperative microemboli. The mean number of emboli detected was 9.9 +/- 18 per surgery. MR imaging was obtained a mean of 3.5 days postoperatively. No DW imaging abnormalities were found after surgery. One patient had new findings on postoperative FLAIR imaging. CONCLUSION Intraoperative microembolism occurred universally, but did not lead to acute DW imaging abnormalities following knee and hip replacement. Acute imaging abnormalities on FLAIR imaging are rare but may occasionally occur after joint surgery.
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- Sebastian Koch
- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
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Floyd TF, Shah PN, Price CC, Harris F, Ratcliffe SJ, Acker MA, Bavaria JE, Rahmouni H, Kuersten B, Wiegers S, McGarvey ML, Woo JY, Pochettino AA, Melhem ER. Clinically silent cerebral ischemic events after cardiac surgery: their incidence, regional vascular occurrence, and procedural dependence. Ann Thorac Surg 2007; 81:2160-6. [PMID: 16731147 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.01.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2005] [Revised: 01/12/2006] [Accepted: 01/13/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The reported frequency of stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting varies between 1.5% and 6%, approaches 10% after aortic valve replacement, and may occur in between 40 to 70% in high-risk groups. Clinically silent infarction may be far more frequent and could contribute to long-term cognitive dysfunction in patients after cardiac procedures. Using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging we document the occurrence, vascular distribution, and procedural dependence of silent infarction after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. We also document the association of preexisting white matter lesions with new postoperative ischemic lesions. METHODS Thirty-four patients underwent T2-weighted fluid attenuated inversion recovery and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging before and after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass for coronary artery bypass grafting, aortic valve replacement, and mitral valve repair or replacement surgery. Images were evaluated by experienced neuroradiologists for number, size, and vascular distribution of lesions. RESULTS Mean age of participants was 67 +/- 15 years. Imaging occurred before and 6 +/- 2 days after surgery. New cerebral infarctions were evident in 6 of 34 patients (18%), were often multiple, and in 67% of patients were clinically silent. The occurrence of new infarctions by surgical procedure was as follows: aortic valve replacement (2 of 6), coronary artery bypass grafting and aortic valve replacement (3 of 8), aortic valve replacement with root replacement (1 of 1), coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve repair or replacement (0 of 4), mitral valve repair or replacement (0 of 2), and isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (0 of 13). New infarction occurred in 6 of 15 (40%) of all procedures involving aortic valve replacement. The severity of preexisting white matter lesions trended toward predicting the occurrence of new lesions (p = 0.055). CONCLUSIONS Diffusion-weighted imaging reveals new cerebral infarctions in nearly 40% of patients after aortic valve replacement.
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- Thomas F Floyd
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvani, USA.
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Leary MC, Caplan LR. Technology insight: brain MRI and cardiac surgery--detection of postoperative brain ischemia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 4:379-88. [PMID: 17589428 DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2006] [Accepted: 04/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Annually, an estimated 1 million patients undergo heart surgery worldwide. Unfortunately, stroke continues to be a frequent complication of cardiac surgery, with the specific cerebrovascular risk depending upon the particular surgical procedure performed. Neuroimaging has an integral role in the initial evaluation and management of patients who present with acute stroke symptoms following cardiac surgery. The aim of this paper is to review the role brain MRI has in detecting postoperative brain ischemia in these patients. Multimodal MRI--using diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI), perfusion-weighted MRI, and gradient-recalled echo imaging--has an excellent capacity to identify and delineate the size and location of acute ischemic strokes as well as intracerebral hemorrhages. This differentiation is critical in making appropriate treatment decisions in the acute setting, such as determining patient eligibility for thrombolytic or hemodynamic therapies. At present, DWI offers prognostic value in patients with strokes following cardiac surgery. Additionally, DWI could be a valuable tool for evaluating stroke preventive measures as well as therapeutic interventions in patients undergoing CABG surgery.
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- Megan C Leary
- Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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Goto T, Baba T, Ito A, Maekawa K, Koshiji T. Gender differences in stroke risk among the elderly after coronary artery surgery. Anesth Analg 2007; 104:1016-22, tables of contents. [PMID: 17456646 DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000263279.07361.1f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that women are at higher risk than men for stroke after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, but gender differences in systemic atherosclerosis have not been studied adequately. We investigated gender differences in the incidence of craniocervical and ascending aortic atherosclerosis and other risk factors for stroke in elderly patients (age > or =60 yr) undergoing CABG surgery. METHODS Data were prospectively collected on 720 patients (31.8% women) undergoing CABG surgery. All patients underwent preoperative brain magnetic resonance imaging and angiography to assess for prior cerebral infarctions, carotid artery stenosis, and intracranial arterial stenosis. Epiaortic ultrasound was performed at the time of surgery to assess for atherosclerosis of the ascending aorta. Cognitive status was measured using the Hasegawa-dementia score in all patients before surgery and on the seventh postoperative day. RESULTS Women were older and had more hypertension and intracranial arterial stenosis than did men. Men had significantly higher rates of hyperlipidemia, peripheral vascular disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm, smoking history, severe carotid artery stenosis, and severe aortic atherosclerosis than did women. Although there were no differences in prior cerebral infarction or preoperative cognitive impairment, the rate of perioperative stroke was marginally higher in men than in women (3.9% vs 1.3%, P = 0.066). Univariate predictors of perioperative stroke were prior cerebral infarctions, ascending aortic atherosclerosis, preexisting cognitive impairment, and peripheral vascular disease. Stepwise logistic regression analysis demonstrated that significant independent predictors of perioperative stroke were prior cerebral infarctions and aortic atherosclerosis. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that men are more likely than women to have risk factors for stroke, including severe carotid artery stenosis, severe aortic atherosclerosis, and peripheral vascular disease. The rates of prior cerebral infarction and preoperative cognitive impairment were similar between genders.
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- Tomoko Goto
- Department of Anesthesiology, Kumamoto Chuo Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
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Cook DJ, Huston J, Trenerry MR, Brown RD, Zehr KJ, Sundt TM. Postcardiac Surgical Cognitive Impairment in the Aged Using Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Ann Thorac Surg 2007; 83:1389-95. [PMID: 17383345 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.11.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2006] [Revised: 11/27/2006] [Accepted: 11/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac surgery is associated with cerebral dysfunction. While 1% to 2% of patients experience stroke, cognitive deficits are seen in more than half of patients. Given the high incidence of cognitive decline, it has become the endpoint of many cardiac surgery investigations. Because the elderly are at highest risk, this investigation sought to determine if there is a relationship between new ischemic changes demonstrated by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) and postoperative cognitive deficit in older patients. METHODS Fifty cardiac surgical patients (>65 years of age) underwent preoperative and postoperative neurocognitive examinations, including four to six week, postdischarge, follow-up. This evaluation assessed higher cortical function, memory, attention, concentration, and psychomotor performance. Objective evidence of acute cerebral ischemic events was identified using DW-MRI. Scans were analyzed by a neuroradiologist blinded to clinical status and cognitive outcomes. RESULTS Among patients with a mean age of 73 years, 88% demonstrated cognitive decline in the postoperative testing period while 32% showed evidence of acute perioperative cerebral ischemia by DW-MRI. At postdischarge follow-up, 30% of patients showed cognitive impairment. However, cognitive decline assessed postoperatively, or at a four to six week follow-up, was unrelated to the presence or absence of DW-MRI detected cerebral ischemia. CONCLUSIONS Postoperative neurocognitive impairment, assessed by standard means, is unrelated to acute cerebral ischemia detected by DW-MRI. This strongly suggests that cognitive decline after cardiac surgery is a function of underlying patient factors rather than perioperative ischemic events. This observation has broad implications for future investigation of strategies to prevent cardiac surgery-related neurologic injury.
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- David J Cook
- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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- Magdy Selim
- Department of Neurology, Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Surgical Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease. CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84628-715-2_49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Hogue CW, Palin CA, Arrowsmith JE. Cardiopulmonary bypass management and neurologic outcomes: an evidence-based appraisal of current practices. Anesth Analg 2006; 103:21-37. [PMID: 16790619 DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000220035.82989.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Neurologic complications after cardiac surgery are of growing importance for an aging surgical population. In this review, we provide a critical appraisal of the impact of current cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) management strategies on neurologic complications. Other than the use of 20-40 microm arterial line filters and membrane oxygenators, newer modifications of the basic CPB apparatus or the use of specialized equipment or procedures (including hypothermia and "tight" glucose control) have unproven benefit on neurologic outcomes. Epiaortic ultrasound can be considered for ascending aorta manipulations to avoid atheroma, although available clinical trials assessing this maneuver are limited. Current approaches for managing flow, arterial blood pressure, and pH during CPB are supported by data from clinical investigations, but these studies included few elderly or high-risk patients and predated many other contemporary practices. Although there are promising data on the benefits of some drugs blocking excitatory amino acid signaling pathways and inflammation, there are currently no drugs that can be recommended for neuroprotection during CPB. Together, the reviewed data highlight the deficiencies of the current knowledge base that physicians are dependent on to guide patient care during CPB. Multicenter clinical trials assessing measures to reduce the frequency of neurologic complications are needed to develop evidence-based strategies to avoid increasing patient morbidity and mortality.
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- Charles W Hogue
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Medical School, 600 North Wolfe Street, Tower 711, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Djaiani G, Fedorko L, Cusimano RJ, Mikulis D, Carroll J, Poonawala H, Beattie S, Karski J. Off-pump coronary bypass surgery: risk of ischemic brain lesions in patients with atheromatous thoracic aorta. Can J Anaesth 2006; 53:795-801. [PMID: 16873346 DOI: 10.1007/bf03022796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine if there is an association between the proximal thoracic aortic (ascending aorta and aortic arch) atheroma and ischemic brain lesions on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) after on-pump (ONCAB) and off-pump (OPCAB) coronary artery bypass surgery. METHODS Patients who underwent ONCAB surgery (n = 13) and who had aortic atheroma > 2 mm were compared to a risk-adjusted prospective cohort of patients (n = 13) undergoing OPCAB surgery. Transesophageal echocardiography and epiaortic scanning were performed to assess the proximal thoracic aorta. Patients were evaluated for new ischemic brain lesions utilizing DW-MRI three to seven days after surgery. The NEECHAM confusion scale was used to evaluate patient consciousness. RESULTS The groups were comparable with respect to demographic data, and prevalence of preoperative risk factors. The extent and severity of aortic atheroma was similar in the two groups. The average maximum height of atheroma was 5.0 +/- 2.0 mm in the OPCAB and 4.8 +/- 1.9 in the ONCAB groups, respectively. The prevalence of new ischemic brain lesions on DW-MRI was 0% in the OPCAB group and 61% in the ONCAB group (P = 0.001). Patients in the OPCAB group were less confused during the first two postoperative days. CONCLUSION Patients with aortic atheroma > 2 mm may have a lower risk of new ischemic brain lesions as identified by DWMRI after OPCAB surgery. Patient stratification based upon aortic atheroma burden should be addressed in future trials designed to tailor treatment strategies to improve short- and long-term neurological outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
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- George Djaiani
- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Eaton North 3-410, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada.
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Padanilam BJ. Cerebral Microembolism During AF Ablation: An Innocent Bystander or an Accessory to Brain Injury? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2006; 17:502-3. [PMID: 16684022 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00475.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders are the main cause of death and permanent disability worldwide. Improved diagnostic and therapeutic options for these diseases have led to increasing numbers of invasive procedures such as angiography, stent placement, and operations exceeding 4 million each year in the USA. Although clinical examinations suggest a relatively low risk for ischaemic complications affecting the brain, new magnetic resonance techniques have led to the awareness of much higher numbers of clinically silent ischaemic brain lesions. Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) has shown new ischaemic lesions in a substantial number of patients undergoing cardiac or carotid-artery surgery, and coronary or cerebral-angiographic interventions. The clinical impact of these "silent" ischaemic lesions within brain areas without primary motor, sensory, or linguistic function ("non-eloquent" brain areas) is debated. There is increasing evidence, however, that cumulative burden of ischaemic brain injury causes neuropsychological deficits or aggravates vascular dementia. Thus, DWI emerges as a valuable diagnostic method for the monitoring of periprocedural ischaemic events in the brain, and could be a surrogate parameter for optimising diagnostic and therapeutic vascular procedures in the future.
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- Martin Bendszus
- Department of Neuroradiology, University of Würzburg, Germany.
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Of all the therapeutic areas, diseases of the CNS provide the biggest challenges to translational research in this era of increased productivity and novel targets. Risk reduction by translational research incorporates the "learn" phase of the "learn and confirm" paradigm proposed over a decade ago. Like traditional drug discovery in vitro and in laboratory animals, it precedes the traditional phase 1-3 studies of drug development. The focus is on ameliorating the current failure rate in phase 2 and the delays resulting from suboptimal choices in four key areas: initial test subjects, dosing, sensitive and early detection of therapeutic effect, and recognition of differences between animal models and human disease. Implementation of new technologies is the key to success in this emerging endeavor.
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- Orest Hurko
- Translational Research, Wyeth, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, USA.
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BACKGROUND Childhood stroke is increasingly recognized as an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Risk factors for stroke in childhood are different than those traditionally seen in adults. REVIEW SUMMARY This review summarizes, in brief, the epidemiology, risk factors, evaluation, treatment, outcome, and recurrence risk of children with arterial ischemic stroke (AIS). Areas of controversy and those that require further study are highlighted. Tables summarizing important points of the history, physical examination, and diagnostic evaluation of AIS are provided. CONCLUSIONS Children with stroke should be carefully evaluated for risk factors and possible etiology of stroke. At the present time, treatment is based upon extrapolation from the adult literature and expert opinion, as no evidence-based guidelines exist, except in sickle cell anemia. International, multicenter trials are beginning and should provide some answers over the next few years.
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- Lori C Jordan
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neurology, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Moraca R, Lin E, Holmes JH, Fordyce D, Campbell W, Ditkoff M, Hill M, Guyton S, Paull D, Hall RA. Impaired baseline regional cerebral perfusion in patients referred for coronary artery bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006; 131:540-6. [PMID: 16515903 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.10.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2005] [Revised: 10/10/2005] [Accepted: 10/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive dysfunction and cerebral vascular accidents remain some of the most devastating problems related to cardiac surgery. Despite the major advances in perioperative care and operative technique in coronary artery bypass, this cohort of patients appears to have poor cerebral physiologic reserve. The aim of this study was to describe regional cerebral perfusion of patients with coronary artery disease referred for coronary artery bypass grafting. METHODS Eighty-two consecutive patients with coronary artery disease referred for coronary artery bypass grafting were enrolled after providing informed consent in an institutional review board-approved study. Patients with prior cerebral vascular accident, transient ischemic attacks, head trauma, or other neurologic afflictions were excluded from the study. We prospectively measured preoperative regional cerebral perfusion using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging of 12 regions. Patients were determined to have an abnormal SPECT if regional cerebral perfusion was less than 2 standard deviations below the mean of age-matched controls. RESULTS The mean age was 67.5 (range, 34-89) years. The study group comprised 22% women and 78% men with known risk factors for atherosclerosis: current tobacco use (30%), hypertension (69%), and diabetes (27%). Seventy-five percent of the SPECT scans demonstrated abnormal regional cerebral perfusions, which were associated with older age (P < .008), current tobacco use (P < .005), and diabetes mellitus (P < .005). The incidence of postoperative cerebral vascular accident was 5% and only occurred in patients with abnormal regional cerebral perfusion. CONCLUSION Seventy-five percent of patients undergoing coronary bypass grafting have a significant impairment in regional cerebral perfusion compared with published age-matched controls, which may contribute to their proclivity for cerebral complications.
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- Robert Moraca
- Department of General Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash 98107, USA.
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Liu T, Young G, Huang L, Chen NK, Wong STC. 76-space analysis of grey matter diffusivity: methods and applications. Neuroimage 2006; 31:51-65. [PMID: 16434215 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2005] [Revised: 11/14/2005] [Accepted: 11/21/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) allow in vivo investigation of molecular motion of tissue water at a microscopic level in cerebral gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM). DWI/DTI measure of water diffusion has been proven to be invaluable for the study of many neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) that predominantly involve GM. Thus, quantitative analysis of GM diffusivity is of scientific interest and is promised to have a clinical impact on the investigation of normal brain aging and neuropathology. In this paper, we propose an automated framework for analysis of GM diffusivity in 76 standard anatomic subdivisions of gray matter to facilitate studies of neurodegenerative and other gray matter neurological diseases. The computational framework includes three enabling technologies: (1) automatic parcellation of structural MRI GM into 76 precisely defined neuroanatomic subregions ("76-space"), (2) automated segmentation of GM, WM and CSF based on DTI data, and (3) automatic measurement of the average apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in each segmented GM subregion. We evaluate and validate this computational framework for 76-space GM diffusivity analysis using data from normal volunteers and from patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
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- Tianming Liu
- Center for Bioinformatics, Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair, Harvard Medical School, MA 02478, USA.
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BACKGROUND Coma is a medical emergency and may constitute a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for the intensivist. OBJECTIVE To review currently available data on the etiology, diagnosis, and outcome of coma. To propose an evidence-based approach for the clinical management of the comatose patient. DATA SOURCE Search of Medline and Cochrane databases; manual review of bibliographies from selected articles and monographs. DATA SYNTHESIS AND CONCLUSIONS Coma and other states of impaired consciousness are signs of extensive dysfunction or injury involving the brainstem, diencephalon, or cerebral cortex and are associated with a substantial risk of death and disability. Management of impaired consciousness includes prompt stabilization of vital physiologic functions to prevent secondary neurologic injury, etiological diagnosis, and the institution of brain-directed therapeutic or preventive measures. Neurologic prognosis is determined by the underlying etiology and may be predicted by the combination of clinical signs and electrophysiological tests.
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- Robert D Stevens
- Division of Neurosciences Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Cardiac surgery (CS) with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is currently the most common surgery in the United States. Understanding, avoiding, and preventing postoperative complications, including neurologic deficits following CS, represents a great public and economic benefit for society, especially considering our aging population. There is a critical need to identify new strategies that will prevent harmful events during and after CS. At present, experience with neurophysiologic techniques includes the ability to measure cerebral blood flow velocity/emboli and regional cerebral venous oxygen saturation by transcranial Doppler ultrasound, and by near-infrared spectroscopy, respectively. Continuous monitoring of these variables along with systemic hemodynamics will provide a better understanding of mechanisms of brain and other organ injury during CPB. Neuroprotective interventions based on multimodality neurologic monitoring would ideally eliminate postoperative complications and improve patient outcomes.
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- Alexander Y Razumovsky
- Sentient Medical Systems, Inc., 10151 York Road, Suite 120, Cockeysville, MD 21030, USA.
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Babikian VL, Wolf PA. Retinal and Cerebral Microembolism During On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Circulation 2005; 112:3816-7. [PMID: 16365204 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.588228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hammer FD, Lacroix V, Duprez T, Grandin C, Verhelst R, Peeters A, Cosnard G. Cerebral microembolization after protected carotid artery stenting in surgical high-risk patients: results of a 2-year prospective study. J Vasc Surg 2005; 42:847-53; discussion 853. [PMID: 16275434 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.05.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2005] [Accepted: 05/31/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND This was a prospective single-center study to assess and analyze cerebral embolization resulting from carotid artery stenting with neuroprotective filter devices in patients considered as poor surgical candidates for surgical carotid endarterectomy. METHODS Fifty-three consecutive patients with an internal carotid artery stenosis were treated by placement of carotid Wallstents with two different types of temporary distal filter protection devices: the Spider filter and the FilterWire. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) of the brain was obtained 24 hours before the procedure and within 5 to 30 hours after the procedure to detect ischemic brain lesions resulting from the procedure. Inclusion criteria were symptomatic (> or =70%) or asymptomatic (> or =80%) stenoses in surgical high-risk patients. RESULTS Two (4%) regressive minor strokes occurred. Postprocedural DWI detected new focal ischemic lesions in 21 patients (40%). The average number of lesions was 5.9 per patient, and the mean lesion volume was 1 mL or less in 19 patients (90%). Small differences were found in the lesion distribution: homolateral anterior circulation in eight cases (15.1%), other vascular territories in seven cases (13.2%), and homolateral anterior circulation plus other vascular territories in six cases (11.3%). The microembolization risk seemed nonpredictable on the basis of clinical parameters and internal carotid artery lesion characteristics. An increased risk in the rate of ipsilateral hemispheric embolization has been observed in difficult carotid arch implantations (P = .04). CONCLUSIONS The incidence of new focal ischemic lesions detected by DWI is higher than expected on the basis of previous reports. Embolization from the aortic arch or common carotid arteries could account for most of those events in patients considered as surgical high-risk patients. Although 90% of the events were clinically silent, this high rate of microembolization raises questions about the possible consequences on cerebral cognitive functions.
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- Frank D Hammer
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital St Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
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Lund C, Sundet K, Tennøe B, Hol PK, Rein KA, Fosse E, Russell D. Cerebral Ischemic Injury and Cognitive Impairment After Off-Pump and On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2005; 80:2126-31. [PMID: 16305857 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2005] [Revised: 05/31/2005] [Accepted: 06/07/2003] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery reduces the intraoperative cerebral embolic load and may therefore cause less brain injury. The main aim of this study was to compare off-pump and on-pump surgery with regard to the frequency of new postoperative cerebral ischemic lesions and the prevalence of postoperative cognitive impairment. We also assessed whether preoperative cerebral ischemic injury predicts the risk for cognitive dysfunction after surgery. METHODS One hundred twenty patients with ischemic coronary artery disease were prospectively randomized to undergo off-pump or on-pump surgery. A detailed neuropsychological assessment and a cerebral magnetic resonance imaging examination were performed on the day before and at 3 months postoperatively. The neuropsychological assessment was repeated at 12 months. RESULTS There was no significant (p = 0.17) difference between off-pump (8.2%) and on-pump (17.3%) surgery with regard to new postoperative cerebral lesions. The prevalence of cognitive impairment after surgery was also similar in the two groups (3 months: off-pump 20.4%, on-pump 23.1%, p = 0.74; 12 months: off-pump 24.1%, on-pump 23.1%, p = 0.90). The degree of preoperative cerebral ischemic injury was significantly associated with cognitive dysfunction after on-pump (p = 0.02) but not after off-pump (p = 0.22) surgery. None of the patients with normal preoperative radiologic findings were found to have cognitive impairment at 3 months postoperatively (p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS Long-term cognitive function and magnetic resonance imaging evidence of brain injury were similar after off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Preoperative cerebral magnetic resonance imaging can be used to predict the risk for cognitive dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.
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- Christian Lund
- Department of Neurology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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