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Risk Factors of Alkhouli et al for Stroke Related to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

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The risk for stroke related to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is low but has been rising as more high-risk patients undergo the procedure and more complex procedures are performed. The authors are from West Virginia University and Mayo Clinic School of Medicine.


Patient selection: stroke after PCI

 

Risk factors for stroke associated with PCI:

(1) carotid artery disease

(2) cardiogenic shock

(3) atrial fibrillation

(4) older age

(5) performance of PCI at low or intermediate volume center

 

Stroke after PCI is associated with the length of hospital stay, in-hospital mortality and disability.


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