Detection of microemboli in patients with acute ischaemic stroke and atrial fibrillation suggests poor functional outcome.
Pedro CastroJ FerreiraBranko MalojcicDanira BazadonaClaudio BaracchiniAlessio PieroniDavid SkoloudikElsa AzevedoManfred KapsPublished in: European stroke journal (2023)
Nearly a quarter of patients with AIS and AF exhibited silent microembolization after the index event. Detecting MES within 24 h post-stroke (using transcranial Doppler) could signify a marker of poor functional outcomes. Subsequent trials will assess if very early antithrombotic treatment might enhance outcomes in this highly selective group of cardioembolic stroke patients. (Clinicaltrials.gov ID: NCT06018090).
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- type diabetes
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- real time pcr
- metabolic syndrome
- label free
- coronary artery disease
- combination therapy
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- cerebral blood flow
- weight loss