Increased Risk of Perioperative Ischemic Stroke in Patients Who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery with Preexisting Atrial Septal Defect or Patent Foramen Ovale

To evaluate whether a preoperative diagnosis of atrial septal defect (ASD) or patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with perioperative stroke in noncardiac surgery and their outcomes.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - February 28, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Pedro A. Villablanca, Alejandro Lemor, Chak-Yu So, Guson Kang, Tarun Jain, Tanush Gupta, Tomo Ando, Divyanshu Mohananey, Sagar Ranka, Dagmar F. Hernandez-Suarez, Pablo Michel, Tiberio Frisoli, Dee Dee Wang, Marvin Eng, William O'Neill, Harish Ramakrishna Tags: Original Article Source Type: research