Nikil Patel1, Mark A Horsfield1, Caroline Banahan1, Justyna Janus1, Katie Masters1, John Morlese1, Vincent Egan1, Emma M L Chung2. 1. From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom (N.P., M.A.H., C.B., J.J., K.M., E.C.); Leicester NIHR Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom (N.P., E.C.); University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom (M.A.H., C.B., J.M., E.C.); and Faculty of Psychology and Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom (V.E.). 2. From the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom (N.P., M.A.H., C.B., J.J., K.M., E.C.); Leicester NIHR Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom (N.P., E.C.); University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom (M.A.H., C.B., J.M., E.C.); and Faculty of Psychology and Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom (V.E.). emlc1@le.ac.uk.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Brain injury after cardiac surgery is a serious concern for patients and their families. The purpose of this study was to use 3-T fluid attenuated inversion recovery MRI to characterize new and preexisting cerebral ischemic lesions in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and to test whether the accumulation of new ischemic lesions adversely affects cognition. METHODS: Digital comparison of before and after fluid attenuated inversion recovery MRI images was performed for 77 cardiac surgery patients. The burden of preexisting versus new ischemic lesions was quantified and compared with the results of baseline and postoperative neuropsychological testing. RESULTS: After surgery, new lesions were identified in 31% of patients, averaging 0.5 lesions per patient (67 mm(3) [0.004%] of brain tissue). Patients with preexisting lesions were 10× more likely to receive new lesions after surgery than patients without preexisting lesions. Preexisting ischemic lesions were observed in 64% of patients, averaging 19.4 lesions (1542 mm(3) [0.1%] of brain tissue). New lesions in the left hemisphere were significantly smaller and more numerous (29 lesions; median volume, 44 mm(3); volume range, 5-404 mm(3)) than those on the right (10 lesions; median volume, 128 mm(3); volume range, 13-1383 mm(3)), which is consistent with a cardioembolic source of particulate emboli. Overall, the incidence of postoperative cognitive decline was 46% and was independent of whether new lesions were present. CONCLUSIONS: New lesions after cardiac surgery added a small (≈4%) contribution to the burden of preexisting cerebrovascular disease and did not seem to affect cognitive function. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION URL: http://public.ukcrn.org.uk. Unique identifier: UKCRN ID: 11702.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Brain injury after cardiac surgery is a serious concern for patients and their families. The purpose of this study was to use 3-T fluid attenuated inversion recovery MRI to characterize new and preexisting cerebral ischemic lesions in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and to test whether the accumulation of new ischemic lesions adversely affects cognition. METHODS: Digital comparison of before and after fluid attenuated inversion recovery MRI images was performed for 77 cardiac surgery patients. The burden of preexisting versus new ischemic lesions was quantified and compared with the results of baseline and postoperative neuropsychological testing. RESULTS: After surgery, new lesions were identified in 31% of patients, averaging 0.5 lesions per patient (67 mm(3) [0.004%] of brain tissue). Patients with preexisting lesions were 10× more likely to receive new lesions after surgery than patients without preexisting lesions. Preexisting ischemic lesions were observed in 64% of patients, averaging 19.4 lesions (1542 mm(3) [0.1%] of brain tissue). New lesions in the left hemisphere were significantly smaller and more numerous (29 lesions; median volume, 44 mm(3); volume range, 5-404 mm(3)) than those on the right (10 lesions; median volume, 128 mm(3); volume range, 13-1383 mm(3)), which is consistent with a cardioembolic source of particulate emboli. Overall, the incidence of postoperative cognitive decline was 46% and was independent of whether new lesions were present. CONCLUSIONS: New lesions after cardiac surgery added a small (≈4%) contribution to the burden of preexisting cerebrovascular disease and did not seem to affect cognitive function. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION URL: http://public.ukcrn.org.uk. Unique identifier: UKCRN ID: 11702.
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