Prevalence and risk factors of silent brain infarcts in patients with AF detected by 3T-MRI.
Atrial fibrillation
MRI
Silent brain infarction
Stroke
Journal
Journal of neurology
ISSN: 1432-1459
Titre abrégé: J Neurol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 0423161
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2020
Sep 2020
Historique:
received:
16
03
2020
accepted:
04
05
2020
revised:
01
05
2020
pubmed:
16
5
2020
medline:
22
6
2021
entrez:
16
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Silent brain infarcts (SBI), a finding on neuroimaging, are associated with higher risk of future stroke. Atrial Fibrillation (AF) has been previously identified as a cause of SBI. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for SBI in patients with AF and low-to-moderate embolic risk according to CHADS Patients with a history of AF based on medical records who scored 0-1 in the CHADS 66 of the initial 443 patients (14.9%) and 41 of the 349 patients with low risk according to CHA LA enlargement on echocardiogram was associated with SBI in patients with AF and low or moderate embolic risk according to CHADS
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Silent brain infarcts (SBI), a finding on neuroimaging, are associated with higher risk of future stroke. Atrial Fibrillation (AF) has been previously identified as a cause of SBI.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for SBI in patients with AF and low-to-moderate embolic risk according to CHADS
METHODS
METHODS
Patients with a history of AF based on medical records who scored 0-1 in the CHADS
RESULTS
RESULTS
66 of the initial 443 patients (14.9%) and 41 of the 349 patients with low risk according to CHA
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
LA enlargement on echocardiogram was associated with SBI in patients with AF and low or moderate embolic risk according to CHADS
Identifiants
pubmed: 32410017
doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-09887-0
pii: 10.1007/s00415-020-09887-0
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2675-2682Subventions
Organisme : Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España (ES)
ID : RTC-2016-5300-1
Organisme : Consejería de Salud, Junta de Andalucía
ID : PIN-0144-2016
Organisme : Spanish Neurovascular Disease Research Network
ID : (INVICTUS+, RD16/0019/0015