No Stroke n = 4398	TIA or Stroke n = 120 (2.7%)	p Value
Preoperative demographics
Mean Age (years)	65	69
Age > 70 (%)	37	50	.004*
Gender (% Male)	73	69	.22
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)
Thin (<23) (%)	13	16	.21
Obese (>27) (%)	51	47	.28
Risk factors
Hypertension (%)	64	73	.02*
Diabetes (%)	30	43	.002*
Renal failure (%)	7	15	.002*
Peripheral vascular disease (%)	13	28	<.0001*
Cerebral vascular disease (%)	14	34	<.0001*
Previous carotid endarterectomy (%)	1	3	.10
Previous myocardial infarction (%)	60	72	.006*
Previous cardiac surgery (%)	13	14	.46
Smoking history (%)	66	72	.13
Hypercholesterolemia (%)	68	73	.15
Ejection Fraction < 30% (%)	7	10	.14
NYHA Functional Class IV (%)	19	29	.004*
Clinical Presentation
Unstable angina (%)	82	89	.03*
Emergent operation (%)	7	15	.002*
Cardiogenic shock (%)	1	2	.44
Intraoperative
Median number of vessels grafted	3	3	.19
Median pump time (min)	86	97	.002*
Median cross-clamp time (min)	58	66	.06
Postoperative
Atrial fibrillation (%)	24	33	.01*
Myocardial infarction (%)	3	8	.01*
Low cardiac output (%)	8	29	<.0001*
Median days on ventilator	1	2	<.0001*
Median days in ICU	2	4	<.0001*
Median days in hospital	7	14	<.0001*
In-hospital mortality (%)	3	22	.004*

Table 1.

Univariate Analysis in Patients Stratified by Postoperative Neurological Event Following CABG
*p < 0.05