ABSTRACT NUMBER: ESOC2026A784 EARLY CEREBRAL MICRO-EMBOLIZATION AFTER CARDIAC VALVE SURGERY: A TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER STUDY USING A SOLID–GASEOUS EMBOLUS CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM
Sayonara Daal, Ruud Keunen, Geert Jan Romers, Ali Falsafi, Gerard Hoohenkerk, Khalil Ayan, Serena Mariani, Eric Teeuws, Paulien van Kampen · 2026
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Sayonara Daal and co-authors report a 2026 conference study on tiny clot signals in the brain right after heart valve surgery. Sound wave checks can catch these signals as they pass. A sorting program can tell solid bits from gas bubbles, which may carry different risks.
Ninety-three patients were checked over the first four hours after surgery. About eighty-five percent showed signals, from a trickle to dozens per hour. Signals ran far heavier after aortic valve work than mitral valve work. Just over half the signals were gas, and man-made valves shed more gas than tissue valves. Higher solid counts tracked with older age, and the team calls for work on what the burden means.
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| CREATOR | Sayonara Daal, Ruud Keunen, Geert Jan Romers, Ali Falsafi, Gerard Hoohenkerk, Khalil Ayan, Serena Mariani, Eric Teeuws, Paulien van Kampen |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |