Detection of patent foramen ovale in patients with ischemic stroke on prospective ECG-gated cardiac CT compared to transthoracic echocardiography.
L A RinkelB J BoumaS M BoekholdtC F P BeemsterboerN H J LobéL F M BeenenH A MarqueringC B L M MajoieY B W E M RoosA van RandenR N PlankenJonathan M CoutinhoPublished in: Journal of neurology (2023)
Prospective ECG-gated cardiac CT acquired during the acute stroke imaging protocol does not appear to be a suitable screening method for PFO due to its low sensitivity. Our data suggest that if cardiac CT is used as a first-line screening method for cardioembolism, additional echocardiography remains indicated in young patients with cryptogenic stroke, in whom PFO detection would have therapeutic consequences. These results need to be confirmed in larger cohorts.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- computed tomography
- image quality
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- atrial fibrillation
- pulmonary hypertension
- positron emission tomography
- heart rate
- heart rate variability
- randomized controlled trial
- label free
- magnetic resonance imaging
- real time pcr
- machine learning
- brain injury
- deep learning
- electronic health record
- middle aged
- blood brain barrier