1.3–1.5 | 70, M | SZ AVR, 21 | 4 | Amnesia, hemianopia; parieto-occipital ischaemic stroke/brain CT | Heparin infusions; minimal improvement |
2.3–3.0 | 62, F | SZ AVR 19 + SZ MVR, 27 | 22 | Right sided hemiparesis (ischaemic stroke)/brain CT | Heparin infusions; some improvement |
2.6–3.8 | 53, F | SZ MVR, 29 | 44 | Ataxia; cerebellar ischaemic stroke/brain CT; thrombus on MVR at TOE | Reoperated on 03/08/98; asymptomatic since |
1.9–2.2 | 70, F | SZ MVR, 27 | 58 | Right sided hemiparesis (ischaemic stroke)/brain CT and MRI; thrombus on MVR at TOE | Lepirudin; resolution of thrombus, marked improvement |
2.8–3.2 | 48, F | SZ MVR, 29 | 70 | Right sided hemiplegia and dysphasia (ischaemic stroke)/brain CT | Heparin; some improvement |
3.0–3.8 | 48, F | SZ MVR, 29 | 77 | Right sided hemiplegia (ischaemic stroke)/brain CT | Heparin; some improvement |
3.1–3.8 | 44, F | SZ MVR, 29 | 80 | Embolism to the right femoral artery/Doppler of femoral artery | Heparin; marked improvement |
2.5–3.0 | 47, F | ST MVR, 29 | 497 | Acute worsening of pre-existing intermittent claudication/arteriography, surgical exploration. | Congenital vascular abnormality of femoral artery |
1.3–1.1 | 76, M | ST AVR, 21 | 581 | Massive fatal stroke after warfarin discontinued because of bleeding post-prostate surgery | |
2.2–2.6 | 64, M | ST AVR 29 + ST MVR 29 | 858 | Acute embolic stroke: weakness of the left leg, incompletely resolved after one month | |
2.2 | 71, F | ST AVR | 889 | Right sided hemiplegia (ischaemic stroke) proceeded with 2 transient ischaemic attacks | Reoperated on 15/02/98 |
1.0–5.4 | 71, F | ST AVR | 1669 | Ischaemic stroke | |
| 65, F | ST MVR 25 | 1972 | Right sided hemiplegia and dysphasia (ischaemic stroke) | |