An Approach to Working Up Cases of Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source.

ABSTRACT:

Background

From a therapeutic viewpoint, it is important to differentiate the underlying causes of embolism in patients with cryptogenic stroke, such as aortic arch atheroma, patent foramen ovale, and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. We investigated the clinical and radiological characteristics of these 3 common causes of cryptogenic embolism to develop models for decision making in etiologic workups.

Methods and results

A total of 321 consecutive patients with acute infarcts from cryptogenic embolism were included. Patients were divided into 3 groups-aortic arch atheroma (n=40), patent foramen ovale (n=153), and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (n=128)-based on extensive cardiologic workups. We used a multinomial logistic regression analysis to detect the clinical and diffusio

SUBMITTER: Ryoo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4943271 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature