Udesh R, Natarajan P, Jeevanantham V, Gleason TG, Badhwar V, Thirumala PD. Perioperative Strokes Following Surgical Correction of Mitral Valves: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Eur Neurol 2017. [PMID:
28647732 DOI:
10.1159/000477164]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
The primary aim of this meta-analysis was to quantify the impact of perioperative strokes on stroke-related mortality after open mitral valve (MV) procedures were performed.
METHODS
An electronic search of the PubMed, Embase, and the Web of Science databases was performed to retrieve articles published up to December 2015, relevant to patients undergoing MV procedures. Data were extracted from the final list of 25 studies to calculate a summary OR for 30-day stroke-related mortality.
RESULTS
The stroke rate in the total sample population was 1.62% (73/4,498). The 30-day all-cause mortality rate was 3.51% (158/4,498). The percentage of total deaths caused by stroke was 6.87%. The summary OR of stroke-related mortality following MV procedures was estimated to be 7.22 (95% CI 4.13-12.63, p < 0.0001). A subgroup analysis was done for studies involving concomitant MV surgery and coronary artery bypass grafting. The summary estimate of the subgroup showed an OR of 8.508 (95% CI 1.552-46.622, p = 0.0136).
CONCLUSION
Perioperative strokes following open MV procedures may be associated with more than 7 times greater odds of 30-day stroke-related mortality. They appear to be more commonly occurring than what is reported by current literature, making further studies investigating possible mechanisms and preventive measures a priority.
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