Left ventricular non-compaction as a potential source for cryptogenic ischemic stroke in the young: A case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Up to 50% of ischemic strokes in the young after thorough diagnostic work-up remain cryptogenic or associated with low-risk sources of cardioembolism such as patent foramen ovale (PFO). We studied with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, whether left ventricular (LV) non-compaction-a possible source for embolic stroke due to sluggish blood flow in deep intertrabecular recesses-is associated with cryptogenic strokes in the young.

Methods

Searching for Explanations for Cryptogenic Stroke in the Young: Revealing the Etiology, Triggers, and Outcome (SECRETO; NCT01934725) is an international prospective multicenter case-control study of young adults (aged 18-49 years) presenting with an imaging-positive first-ever ischemic stroke of undetermined etiology. In this

SUBMITTER: Poyhonen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7428175 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature