Obstructive carotid and/or intracranial artery disease rarely affects the incidence of haemodynamic ischaemic stroke during cardiac surgery: a study on brain perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography with acetazolamide [ADULT CARDIAC]

CONCLUSIONS It is unusual for CIAD to affect the incidence of haemodynamic ischaemic stroke during cardiac surgery. Brain perfusion SPECT with acetazolamide is effective for narrowing down patients at high risk of ischaemic stroke during cardiac surgery. Meanwhile, the application of brain perfusion single-photon emission tomography should be confined only to patients with obstructive CIAD because it is an expensive examination tool.
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Cardiac - other ADULT CARDIAC Source Type: research