Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume 51, Issue 12, March 2008 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.10.058
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Mitral Surgery and Embolism

Thromboembolic Complications After Surgical Correction of Mitral Regurgitation
Incidence, Predictors, and Clinical Implications

Antonio Russo, Francesco Grigioni, Jean-François Avierinos, William K. Freeman, Rakesh Suri, Hector Michelena, Robert Brown, Thoralf M. Sundt and Maurice Enriquez-Sarano

Table 4

Table 4

Independent Predictors of First Ischemic Stroke After MR Surgery

Predictors<30 Days PO OR, 95% CI p Value30–180 Days PO OR, 95% CI>180 Days PO RR, 95% CI
Female gender2.3, 1.01–5.4
0.047
Hypertension4.3, 1.2–20
MVRm6.0, 1.4–253.0, 1.9–4.65
Age (per 5 yrs)1.4, 1.0–2.31.1, 1.03–1.3
MRep0.5, 0.3–0.8

OR = odds ratio (by logistic models); RR = risk ratio (by Cox proportional hazards survival models); other abbreviations as in Tables 1 and 2.

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