Left Atrial Enlargement and Stroke Recurrence: The Northern Manhattan Stroke Study [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusion—
Moderate to severe LAE was an independent marker of recurrent cardioembolic or cryptogenic stroke in a multiethnic cohort of ischemic stroke patients. Further research is needed to determine whether anticoagulant use may reduce risk of recurrence in ischemic stroke patients with moderate to severe LAE.

Source: Stroke - May 22, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Yaghi, S., Moon, Y. P., Mora-McLaughlin, C., Willey, J. Z., Cheung, K., Di Tullio, M. R., Homma, S., Kamel, H., Sacco, R. L., Elkind, M. S. V. Tags: Embolic stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research