Left Atrial Strain Helps Identifying the Cardioembolic Risk in Transient Ischemic Attacks Patients with Silent Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.
Sergiu Florin ArnautuVlad Ioan MorariuDiana Aurora ArnăutuMirela-Cleopatra TomescuTraian Flavius DanCătălin Dragos JianuPublished in: Therapeutics and clinical risk management (2022)
The present study demonstrates that the LA strain is independently associated with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in transient ischemic attack patients and might be of great help in identifying their cardioembolic etiology and preventing subsequent strokes by the initiation of anticoagulant therapy.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- cerebral ischemia
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- chronic kidney disease
- left ventricular
- stem cells
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- peritoneal dialysis
- brain injury
- coronary artery disease
- cell therapy
- venous thromboembolism
- patient reported