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  • Haines, Philip  (4)
  • Medicine  (4)
  • 1
    In: Stroke, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 54, No. Suppl_1 ( 2023-02)
    Abstract: Recent studies have failed to reveal benefit of anticoagulation over antiplatelet therapy in the prevention of recurrent stroke in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS) patients. This is attributed to significant heterogeneity in underlying mechanisms of ESUS. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a potential cause of ESUS, and evaluating left atrial (LA) function by measuring LA strain by speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is an emerging technique to assess LA biomechanics. Our study investigates the relationship between LA strain and AF detection in ESUS patients. We included hospitalized patients with ESUS subtype who underwent STE. LA function by assessing three phases of LA strain (reservoir, conduit and contractile) were retrospectively quantified and evaluated. Several patients were discharged with mobile cardiac telemetry that was retrospectively reviewed for AF detection. Descriptive statistical methods and both unadjusted and adjusted regression models were used. Among 325 ESUS patients, mean age was 66.5±15.0, 49% were male, 49% had outpatient cardiac monitoring, and 25% had AF detected. LA reservoir (25.17±13.4 vs 32.43±18.13), LA contractile (11.95±9.66 vs 16.67±10.94) and LA conduit (13.08±6.47 vs 17.20±12.21) strains were significantly lower in patients with AF detected compared to patients without AF detected. In the unadjusted binary logistic regression analysis, patients with AF detected had significantly lower LA reservoir (OR 0.967, 95% CI 0.941-0.994), LA contractile (OR 0.957, 95% CI 0.918-0.997) and LA conduit (OR 0.961, 95% CI 0.925-0.998) strains. This significance was lost after adjusting for age. Our study demonstrates that reduced LA strain is associated with subsequent detection of AF in ESUS patients. We believe that routine LA strain measurement can aid clinicians in identifying ESUS patients with high AF prevalence and thereby appropriately target patients for anticoagulation therapy to prevent subsequent strokes.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0039-2499 , 1524-4628
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2023
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    In: Stroke, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 54, No. Suppl_1 ( 2023-02)
    Abstract: Introduction: Diastolic dysfunction, particularly with elevated left ventricle filling pressure (LVFP) is known to be a strong independent predictor of all-cause mortality and major cardiac events. There is limited data on the role of diastolic function in ischemic stroke. We hypothesize that diastolic dysfunction with elevated LVFP is more likely to be present in patients with Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) compared to non-cardioembolic stroke and is associated with AF on cardiac monitoring in the ESUS group. Methods: This is a single center retrospective study that included adult patients with a diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke from 2014 to 2016. We excluded patients with confirmed cardioembolic stroke and those with indeterminate diastolic function. ESUS was defined as no ipsilateral stenoses ≥ 50%, cardiac telemetry for at least two weeks without evidence of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter, and a LVEF ≥ 30%. A transthoracic echocardiogram was performed and interpreted by cardiologists. Baseline patient characteristics and clinical variables were compared among patients with and without diastolic dysfunction. Potential associations between diastolic dysfunction, ESUS and AF detection in ESUS patients were assessed using logistic regression. Results: There were 509 patients, the mean age was 64.19, 54.81% were male, and 146 had LVFP data. Diastolic dysfunction overall was not associated with ESUS (adjusted OR 1.44, 95% CI 0.91-2.28, p = 0.125) or AF detection on cardiac monitoring (adjusted OR 1.87, 95% CI 0.75-4.70, p = 0.183). However, diastolic dysfunction and elevated LVFP was associated with ESUS subtype (adjusted OR 2.26, 95% CI 1.03-4.93, p = 0.041) and AF detection on cardiac monitoring (adjusted OR 3.58, 95% CI 1.07-12.01, p = 0.039). Conclusion: Our study suggests that diastolic dysfunction with elevated LVFP is associated with ESUS stroke subtype and AF detection on cardiac monitoring. Therefore, the presence of diastolic dysfunction with elevated LVFP may identify a population of stroke patients more likely to have ESUS, particularly in the setting of occult AF. Studies are needed to confirm our findings and test the safety and efficacy of anticoagulation in patients with ESUS and diastolic dysfunction with elevated LVFP.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0039-2499 , 1524-4628
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2023
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  • 3
    In: Stroke, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 54, No. Suppl_1 ( 2023-02)
    Abstract: Atrial fibrosis, a determinant of atrial cardiopathy, is seen more commonly in ESUS as compared to non-cardioembolic stroke patients and precedes changes in atrial dimension. We utilized speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) to identify atrial cardiopathy and to investigate the association between LA strain and ESUS compared to NCE stroke. Hospitalized patients with ESUS and NCE stroke subtypes who underwent in-hospital STE were included. Three phases of LA strain (reservoir, conduit, and contractile) were retrospectively calculated. Binary logistic regression analyses using LA strain as a continuous variable and as tertiles were performed to determine the association between different phases of LA strain and stroke subtypes (ESUS vs NCE). Among 680 total stroke patients, 355 were classified as NCE and 325 as ESUS. LA reservoir strain (36.3 ± 18.3 vs. 31.5 ± 17.8), LA contractile strain (17.4 ± 11.1 vs. 15.4 ± 10.4), and LA conduit strain (19.0 ± 11.9 vs. 16.7 ± 11.7) differed significantly between NCE and ESUS stroke subtypes. The fully adjusted binary logistic regression revealed that the lowest tertile of LA reservoir (OR 2.378, 95% CI 1.538-3.676), contractile (OR 1.555, 95% CI 1.032-2.342), and conduit strain (OR 2.009, 95% CI 1.293-3.124) was more likely to be associated with ESUS compared to NCE stroke. When using strain as continuous variables, LA reservoir (OR 0.987, 95% CI 0.977-0.997) and conduit strain (OR 0.980, 95% CI 0.965-0.996) were significantly reduced in ESUS compared to NCE. Our study demonstrates that reduced LA strain is more strongly associated with ESUS compared to NCE stroke subtype. We believe that atrial cardiopathy carries mechanistic significance and measuring LA strain may become a critical imaging biomarker in ESUS stroke prognostication.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0039-2499 , 1524-4628
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2023
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  • 4
    In: Stroke, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 54, No. Suppl_1 ( 2023-02)
    Abstract: Introduction: Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) is suspected to be primarily of cardioembolic origin with ongoing trials evaluating cardiac biomarkers to confirm or refute this theory. Presently, it is unclear whether left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is a contributor to ESUS and whether LVEF influences identification of atrial fibrillation (AF) on mobile telemetry. We hypothesized that lower LVEF is associated with the ESUS stroke subtype and higher likelihood of capturing AF. Methods: We retrospectively obtained data through the Comprehensive Stroke Program at Rhode Island Hospital. Those included were adults diagnosed with ESUS on discharge defined as an emboliform ischemic infarct, LVEF 〉 30%, no ipsilateral stenoses 〉 50%, and cardiac telemetry for at least two weeks without contributory dysrhythmia. Data was compared with a non-cardioembolic (NCE) ischemic stroke population. A transthoracic echocardiogram was performed while hospitalized and interpreted by a cardiologist. A subset of those with ESUS completed cardiac monitoring whose data was retrospectively reviewed. LVEF was categorized as 30 - 54%, 55 - 65%, and 〉 65%. Standard descriptive and logistic regression analyses adjusted for age were used for statistical interpretation. Results: We identified 677 participants (ESUS: 324, NCE: 353); mean age was 66 years and 55% were male. In adjusted models, there was an association between ESUS subtype and LVEF 30 - 54% (vs. LVEF 〉 65%) OR 2.51, 95%CI 1.27 - 4.95, p = 0.008 and LVEF 55 - 65% (vs. LVEF 〉 65%) OR 1.38, 95%CI 0.97 - 1.97, p = 0.077. With LVEF treated as a continuous variable, every 5% increase in LVEF lowered the likelihood of an ESUS subtype diagnosis (OR 0.85 95% CI 0.76-0.94 p=0.002). Those with a LVEF of 30 - 54% or LVEF 〉 65% had a lower rate of AF detection than patients with LVEF 55 - 65% (OR 0.37, 95%CI 0.16 - 0.85, p = 0.019) on prolonged monitoring. Conclusions: ESUS subtype was more common with lower LVEF. AF detection was lower amongst the lowest and highest LVEF ESUS subtype groups. This suggests that both LVEF and AF separately contribute to ESUS. Studies are needed to confirm our findings and improve stroke prevention strategies in patients with low LVEF and ESUS.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0039-2499 , 1524-4628
    RVK:
    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2023
    detail.hit.zdb_id: 1467823-8
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