Acute Ischemic Stroke After Percutaneous Cardiac Intervention in an Elderly Patient

SummaryBecause of tremendous progress in the field of interventional cardiology and maturation in operator techniques, cardiac catheterization and percutaneous cardiac intervention have steadily become safer with improved outcomes. Acute ischemic stroke during or after cardiac catheterization/percutaneous cardiac intervention is a rare but devastating complication. The low incidence of such events has precluded the emergence of a standard treatment. We present an elderly person who had suffered from acute ischemic stroke after percutaneous cardiac intervention in the catheterization laboratory. Relevant literature is also reviewed.