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Postoperative strokes were evaluated interdisciplinarily by a cardiac surgeon, neurologist and radiologist, and subclassified to each\u2019s cerebral territory. We conducted a logistic regression analysis to identify any predictors for postoperative stroke.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Overall in-hospital was mortality 10% (25 patients, 11 with a stroke). A symptomatic postoperative stroke occurred in 42 (16.8%) of our cohort. Eight thereof were non-disabling (3.3%), whereas 34 (13.6%) were disabling strokes. The most frequently affected region was the arteria cerebri media. Embolism was the primary underlying mechanism (n\u2009=\u200931; 73.8%). Mortality in patients with postoperative stroke was 26.2%. Logistic regression analysis revealed age over 75 (odds ratio\u2009=\u20093.25; 95% confidence interval 1.20\u20138.82; P\u2009=\u20090.021), a bovine arch (odds ratio\u2009=\u20094.96; 95% confidence interval 1.28\u201319.28; P\u2009=\u20090.021) and an acute preoperative neurological deficit (odds ratio\u2009=\u200919.82; 95% confidence interval 1.09\u2013360.84; P\u2009=\u20090.044) as predictors for postoperative stroke.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Stroke after total aortic arch replacement using the frozen elephant trunk technique remains problematic, and most lesions are of embolic origin. Refined organ protection strategies, and sophisticated monitoring are mandatory to reduce the incidence of postoperative stroke, particularly in older patients presenting an acute preoperative neurological deficit or bovine arch.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/icvts\/ivac013","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,27]],"date-time":"2022-01-27T20:12:48Z","timestamp":1643314368000},"page":"865-871","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":42,"title":["Risk factors for stroke after total aortic arch replacement using the frozen elephant trunk technique"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"34","author":[{"given":"Tim","family":"Berger","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University Heart Centre, University Hospital Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 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