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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:2092
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Thomas V. Bilfinger, MD, ScD

Department of Surgery, SUNY at Stony Brook, HSC T19 Rm 80, Stony Brook, NY 11794

(Email: tbilfinger@notes.cc.sunysb.edu).

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The risk of stroke with cardiac surgery has been well documented particularly in the perioperative period. With the advent of transesophageal echocardiography and epiaortic imaging, a long-term association between the degree of aortic atheromatous disease and the subsequent risk of stroke has become clear; although there is still controversy regarding the quality of either modality to assess the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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