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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 23.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 May;85(5):1556–1563. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.035

Table 3.

Other Operative Procedures Stratified by Timing of Stroke

Time to Stroke, No. (%)
Other Procedures ≤24 Hours >24 Hours p Valuea
Patient, total 46 156
Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair 8 (17.4) 14 (8.9) 0.11
Type I aortic dissection repair 4 (8.7) 5 (3.2) 0.11
Carotid endarterectomy 2 (4.3) 7 (4.5) 0.66
Orthotopic heart transplant 2 (4.3) 3 (1.9) 0.32
ASD/VSD closure 2 (4.3) 5 (3.2) 0.66
LVAD placement 2 (4.3) 5 (3.2) 0.66
Aortic root replacement 2 (4.3) 3 (1.9) 0.92
PDA ligation 1 (2.2) 0 (0) 0.23
Left ventricular aneurysm repair 1 (2.2) 0 (0) 0.23
Intraaortic balloon placement 0 (0) 1 (0.6) 1.00
Descending aneurysm repair 0 (0) 1 (0.6) 0.23
a

Student t test, χ2 test, or Fisher exact test, where appropriate.

ASD/VSD = atrial septal defect/ventricular septal defect; LVAD = left ventricular assist device; PDA = patent ductus arteriosus.