title: [Neuroendovascular Treatment for Cerebral Embolism in a Patient just after Aortic Valve Replacement；Report of a Case].
abstract: A 67-year-old woman suffered from severe aortic stenosis and atrial fibrillation, and underwent aortic valve replacement with a St. Jude Medical Regent 23-mm valve and pulmonary vein isolation using an AtriCure Isolator Synergy.At 6 days after the operation, she experienced sudden onset of atrial fibrillation, left side paralysis, and dysarthria. Right internal carotid artery embolism was diagnosed via magnetic resonance imaging, and we promptly performed neuroendovascular therapy with a Solitaire FR. Neuroendovascular treatment succeeded, and her neurological function was restored to near-normal. Her post-treatment course was uneventful, and she is currently well without neurological dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hamamatsu Rosai Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
authors.forename: Motoyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumagai
authors.forename: Junichiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nishizawa
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heima
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takatoku
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Yasuzumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyake
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors