Assessment of left atrial function by strain in patients with acute ıschemic stroke left atrial function and acute stroke

Left Atrial Appendage Function and Stroke Risk.

Significant impairment of left atrial function in patients with cardioembolic stroke caused by paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

OBJECTIVE Patients with cardioembolic stroke (CE) caused by paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (Paf) sometimes show normal sinus rhythm on admission, which makes it difficult to diagnose them as having CE. The present study examined the differences in echocardiographic findings between patients with CE caused by Paf (the Paf-CE group) and those with non-cardiogenic embolic ischemic stroke (the Non-...

strain evaluation of left atrial function: ready for the future?

left atrial volumes and function: evaluation with real-time 3d echocardiography in an acute care setting

patients and methods in 382 subjects admitted in the emergency department (ed), we evaluated maximal (volmax) and minimal (volmin) la volumes and la emptying fraction (la-ef), from rt-3d images, with a semiautomated border detection program. a follow-up was performed in order to evaluate all-cause mortality and new hospital admission for cardiovascular events. objectives aims of this study were...

Left Atrial Size and Long‐Term Risk of Recurrent Stroke After Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

BACKGROUND Among patients with ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation, which ones are at high risk of recurrent stroke is unclear. This study aimed to determine whether left atrial size was associated with long-term risk of stroke recurrence in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. METHODS AND RESULTS In this multicenter prospective cohort study, nonvalvular atrial fibrillation pati...