Reshmi Udesh1, Pawan Solanki1, Amol Mehta1, Thomas Gleason2, Lawrence Wechsler3, Parthasarathy D Thirumala4. 1. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 2. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 3. Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 4. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: thirumalapd@upmc.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the role of carotid stenosis (CS) and other independent risk factors of perioperative stroke following either mitral valve repair or replacement. METHODS: Using data from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database for analysis, all patients who underwent either mitral valve repair or replacement were identified using ICD-9 codes. RESULTS: A total of 79,583 patients who underwent either mitral valve replacement or repair were studied. 3.39% of the total cohort developed perioperative stroke. With a mean age of 62.78±0.23, there was a statistically significant amount of stroke cases in age ranges 65-74 and 75-84 (p<0.05). Risk stratification was done using Van Walraven (VWR) scoring and the cohort had a mean of 2.73±0.06. The following independent predictors were found to be significant: age, female gender, moderate and high VWR risk, both symptomatic and asymptomatic CS, atrial fibrillation, previous h/o smoking, and other cardiac valve procedures performed, and congestive heart failure (CHF). CONCLUSION: CS is a significant risk factor for perioperative strokes following mitral valve surgery. Further prospective clinical studies are needed that look into risk stratification of patients for better patient selection and the question of whether carotid revascularization procedures will be beneficial in reducing stroke rates.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the role of carotid stenosis (CS) and other independent risk factors of perioperative stroke following either mitral valve repair or replacement. METHODS: Using data from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database for analysis, all patients who underwent either mitral valve repair or replacement were identified using ICD-9 codes. RESULTS: A total of 79,583 patients who underwent either mitral valve replacement or repair were studied. 3.39% of the total cohort developed perioperative stroke. With a mean age of 62.78±0.23, there was a statistically significant amount of stroke cases in age ranges 65-74 and 75-84 (p<0.05). Risk stratification was done using Van Walraven (VWR) scoring and the cohort had a mean of 2.73±0.06. The following independent predictors were found to be significant: age, female gender, moderate and high VWR risk, both symptomatic and asymptomatic CS, atrial fibrillation, previous h/o smoking, and other cardiac valve procedures performed, and congestive heart failure (CHF). CONCLUSION: CS is a significant risk factor for perioperative strokes following mitral valve surgery. Further prospective clinical studies are needed that look into risk stratification of patients for better patient selection and the question of whether carotid revascularization procedures will be beneficial in reducing stroke rates.
Authors: Mario Augusto Cray da Costa; João Paulo Nadal; Jefferson Matsuiti Okamoto; André Luis Betero; Marcelo Derbli Schafranski; Ricardo Zanetti Gomes; Elise Souza Dos Santos Reis Journal: Braz J Cardiovasc Surg Date: 2019-12-01