Left atrial volume index and the risk of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke

Publication Date

2016

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The study intends to assess the role of echocardiographic left atrial volume index (LAVI) as an independent risk factor in patients with first-ever ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, confirmed by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and sinus rhythm and preserved left ventricular systolic function, admitted from March 2014 to March 2016 at the De La Salle University Medical Center, a referral university hospital in Dasmariñas City, Cavite. A case control study was conducted in 74 cases of eschemic and 74 cases of hemorrhagic stroke aged > 35 year old who underwent transthoracic 2-dimensional echocardiography within 5 days from stroke onset and in matched controls by age (within 5 years) and gender per stroke group, who had the same test. LAVI, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and left ventricular mass index (LVMI) were computed in both groups. The primary outcome measure is the significance of LAVI as independent predictor of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.

This document is currently not available here.

Share

COinS