“…In previous studies [6,8,9,21], the causative mechanisms and risk factors for perioperative strokes in patients undergoing CABG were determined. The incidence of postoperative stroke correlates mainly with the adverse effect of cardiopulmonary bypass due to large numbers of microemboli built by fragments of atheromatous plaques from the ascending aorta, thrombi, platelets, destroyed red blood cells, white blood cells, lipids, and gas [11,13,22].…”