Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction as Predictor of Unfavorable Prognosis After ESUS.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Identification of echocardiographic, hemodynamic and biochemical predictors of unfavorable prognosis after embolic strokes of undetermined etiology (ESUS) in patients at age <65.

Patients and methods

Out of 520 ischemic stroke patients we selected 64 diagnosed with ESUS and additional 36 without stroke but with similar risk profile. All patients underwent echocardiography, non-invasive assessment of hemodynamic parameters using SphygmoCor tonometer and measurements of selected biomarkers. Follow-up time was 12 months.

Results

Nine percent of patients died, and recurrent ischemic stroke occurred in 9% of patients only in the ESUS group. Atrial fibrillation (AF) occurred in 10% of patients and the ESUS group had a significantly poorer outcome of AF in the firs

SUBMITTER: Bielecka-Dabrowa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7955868 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature