Prevalence and risk factors of silent brain infarcts in patients with AF detected by 3T-MRI.
Irene Escudero-MartínezRafael F OceteFernando ManchaÁngela VegaPilar PiñeroAntonio López-RuedaElena FajardoPilar AlgabaJosé Román Fernández-EngoEva M Martín-SánchezAlejandro Galvao-CarmonaElena Zapata-ArriazaLucía LebratoBlanca Pardo-GalianaJuan Antonio CabezasMaría Irene AyusoAlejandro GonzálezFrancisco MonicheJoan MontanerPublished in: Journal of neurology (2020)
LA enlargement on echocardiogram was associated with SBI in patients with AF and low or moderate embolic risk according to CHADS2 and in the low-risk population according to CHA2DS2VASc. Although further studies are needed, a neuroimaging screening might be justified in these patients to guide medical therapies to improve stroke prevention.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- magnetic resonance imaging
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- white matter
- magnetic resonance
- contrast enhanced
- peritoneal dialysis
- multiple sclerosis
- cerebral ischemia
- high intensity
- resting state
- blood brain barrier
- brain injury
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- diffusion weighted imaging