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A Successful Endovascular Treatment of an Ischemic Stroke following Cardiac Surgery
- Source :
- Oman Medical Journal, Vol 30, Iss 6, Pp 473-476 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Oman Medical Specialty Board, 2015.
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Abstract
- Ischemic stroke following cardiac surgery is one of the devastating complications that surgeons may encounter, and may lead to serious disabilities for the patient. The clinical course of such a complication may be prolonged if it is not treated properly. Making a quick decision when choosing a revascularization method is very helpful in this matter. Effective treatment options are usually limited. Neurointerventional maneuvers have recently emerged as a possible therapeutic modality in this field. We present the case of a 52-year-old woman who had open heart surgery in Queen Alia Heart Institute, Jordan, to replace a severely stenotic rheumatic mitral valve and repair a leaking tricuspid valve. Her surgery went smoothly with no major event. However, she developed a massive ischemic stroke during her recovery period despite being on adequate anticoagulation therapy. Urgent radiological work-up confirmed the diagnosis of ischemic stroke in the territory of the right middle cerebral artery. We chose a neuro-interventional method for her treatment, and mechanical thrombectomy was performed with a successful outcome and no apparent complications.
- Subjects :
- Stroke
Female
Thrombectomy
Treatment Outcome
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1999768X and 20705204
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.8e3abff1f230491a9b106c76612ba18a
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2015.92