Left atrial size and risk of recurrent ischemic stroke in a Chinese population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although a number of studies have reported the role of an increased left atrial (LA) size on stroke, limited data are collected about the relationship between LA enlargement and recurrent ischemic stroke in the Chinese population. Our aim was to assess the association of LA size with the risk of stroke recurrence, particularly with recurrent cardioembolic or cryptogenic stroke in ischemic stroke patients.

Methods

The study recruited 313 consecutive patients with acute first-ever ischemic stroke. Echocardiographic LA diameter was measured and indexed by height and body surface area separately. The endpoint was recurrent ischemic stroke. Cox proportional hazard models were used to examine the association of LA size with total recurrent ischemic stroke and recurrent

SUBMITTER: Xue J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5434199 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature