CVA stroke
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - 18 years old or older - Scheduled to undergo heart surgery - Provide written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patient not meeting inclusion criteria - Pregnant women - Scheduled to undergo transcatheter aortic valve insertion procedure - Patients that underwent a chest CT in the past three months - Emergency surgery - Concomitant or previous participation in a study that prohibits the patient from participating in a study that exposed the patient to radiation - Unwillingness to be informed about unrequested findings on the CT scan
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Percentage of patients suffering from in-hospital postoperative stroke (central neurological defect that either recovers spontaneously or is permanent) after heart surgery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Percentage of patients in which the surgical approach is altered based on information derived from the preoperative chest CT. | — |
Countries
Netherlands