Publications by authors named "Cory J Rice"
Infective endocarditis (IE) with neurologic complications is common in patients with active IE. The most common and feared neurological complication of left-sided IE is cerebrovascular, from septic emboli causing ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), or an infectious intracranial aneurysm with or without rupture. In patients with cerebrovascular complications, valve replacement surgery is often delayed for concern of further neurological worsening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImpella is a percutaneously placed, ventricular assist device for short-term cardiac support. We aimed to study acute neurologic complications during short-term cardiac support with Impella. We reviewed prospectively collected data of 79 consecutive persons implanted with Impella at a single tertiary center.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The significance of microembolic signals (MES) detected by transcranial Doppler ultrasound emboli monitoring (TCD-e) in patients supported with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the relationship between cerebral microembolization detected by TCD-e and acute ischemic events in LVAD patients.
Methods: We reviewed consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) in a prospectively collected database of LVAD patients.
Background And Purpose: We sought to validate ultrasound as a reliable means of assessing vessel stenosis of vertebral artery origins.
Methods: We reviewed 1,135 patient charts with ultrasound of the posterior circulation performed in 2008-2015 in a single hospital. Inclusion criteria for native vessels consisted of ultrasound and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) performed within 3 months.
Introduction: Infectious intracranial aneurysm (IIA, or mycotic aneurysm) is a cerebrovascular complication of infective endocarditis. We aimed to describe the clinical course of IIAs during antibiotic treatment.
Methods: We reviewed medical records of persons with infective endocarditis who underwent cerebral angiography at a single tertiary referral center from 2011 to 2016.
Background: The radiographic appearance of infectious intracranial aneurysms (IIAs) of infective endocarditis (IE) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain is varied. We aimed to describe the IIA-specific MRI features in a series of patients with IIAs.
Methods: Records of patients with active IE who had digital subtraction angiography (DSA) at a tertiary medical center from January 2011 to December 2016 were reviewed.
Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a major complication in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) population. A better understanding of clinical risk factors associated with AIS may help mitigate risk of stroke. We reviewed prospectively collected data of 477 LVAD patients from a tertiary center from October 1, 2004 to December 31, 2016.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes are frequent complications among those with left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Scarce data exist regarding the prevalence of acute large vessel occlusion (LVO) and treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in this setting.
Methods: We reviewed prospectively collected data of LVAD patient registry from a single, tertiary center from October 2004 to November 2016.
Background: Clinical trials of extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass surgery studied patients in subacute and chronic stage after ischemic event.
Objective: To investigate the short-term outcomes of EC-IC bypass in progressive acute ischemic stroke or recent transient ischemic attacks.
Methods: The study was a retrospective review at a single tertiary referral center from 2008 to 2015.