Acute Ischemic Stroke Risk Following Cardiac Interventions in the United States From 2016 to 2021

Ischemic stroke during hospitalizations for cardiac interventions in the United States varies by type of intervention and shows an increasing trend from 2016 to 2021. Cardiac intervention patients sustaining an ischemic stroke are 5 times as likely to have in-hospital death as those without stroke. Further research is needed to identify high-risk populations that could benefit from specific postoperative monitoring strategies and/or specific therapeutic interventions.