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Relation of Left Atrial Dysfunction to Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease (from the Heart and Soul Study)
In conclusion, LA dysfunction is an independent risk factor for stroke or TIA, even in patients without baseline AF.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - March 5, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jonathan M. Wong, Christine C. Welles, Farnaz Azarbal, Mary A. Whooley, Nelson B. Schiller, Mintu P. Turakhia Tags: Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances Source Type: research

Usefulness of Left Atrial Appendage Volume as a Predictor of Embolic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
In conclusion, larger LAA volume is associated with stroke in the setting of AF, and this measure can potentially improve risk stratification for stroke risk management in AF patients.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - July 8, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lance D. Burrell, Benjamin D. Horne, Jeffrey L. Anderson, J. Brent Muhlestein, Brian K. Whisenant Tags: Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances Source Type: research

Frequency of and Determinants of Stroke After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Previous Cardiac Surgery (from the Multicenter RECORD Initiative)
In conclusion, the risk of postoperative stroke after S-AVR in patients with previous cardiac surgery is high and has an impact on the immediate and late mortality. Excessive bleeding requiring blood transfusion and/or reexploration, prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass time, and use of intra-aortic balloon pump were associated with an extremely high rate of stroke.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - September 3, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Fausto Biancari, Francesco Onorati, Giovanni Mariscalco, Marisa De Feo, Antonio Messina, Giuseppe Santarpino, Francesco Santini, Cesare Beghi, Gianantonio Nappi, Giovanni Troise, Theodor Fischlein, Giancarlo Passerone, Jouni Heikkinen, Giuseppe Faggian Tags: Valvular Heart Disease Source Type: research

Impact of Increased Orifice Size and Decreased Flow Velocity of Left Atrial Appendage on Stroke in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
This study investigated whether a larger LAA orifice is related to decreased LAA flow velocity and stroke in nonvalvular AF. The dimension, morphology, and flow velocity of LAA were compared in patients with nonvalvular AF with (stroke group, n = 67, mean age 66 ± 9 years) and without ischemic stroke (no-stroke group, n = 151, mean age 56 ± 10 years). Compared with no-stroke group, the stroke group had larger LA dimension (4.7 ± 0.8 vs 4.2 ± 0.6 cm, p
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - December 26, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jung Myung Lee, Jaemin Shim, Jae-Sun Uhm, Young Jin Kim, Hye-Jeong Lee, Hui-Nam Pak, Moon-Hyoung Lee, Boyoung Joung Tags: Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances Source Type: research

Risk of Stroke in Patients With High On-Clopidogrel Platelet Reactivity to Adenosine Diphosphate After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
In conclusion, in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing PCI, the presence of HPR to adenosine diphosphate is a risk factor for stroke.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - March 17, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nevio Taglieri, Maria Letizia Bacchi Reggiani, Tullio Palmerini, Gabriele Ghetti, Francesco Saia, Pamela Gallo, Carolina Moretti, Gianni Dall'Ara, Cinzia Marrozzini, Antonio Marzocchi, Claudio Rapezzi Tags: Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research

Age-Related Disparity Trends in Stroke-Related Mortality in the United States, 1999 to 2019
Stroke hospitalizations and mortality have declined in older subjects in the United States; however, acute ischemic stroke hospitalizations have increased in subjects 25 to 64  years of age.1,2 Regardless of increasing acute ischemic stroke hospitalization trends in young patients, population-based estimates and trends of stroke (including hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke) related mortality stratified by age groups are currently scarce. Therefore, in this study, we assess ed trends in stroke mortality rates in varying age groups over 2 decades in the United States.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 28, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rochell Issa, Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas, Robert W. Ariss, Salik Nazir, Hiba Rehman, Waleed Tallat Kayani, Salim S. Virani Source Type: research

Gender-Specific Differences for Risk of Disability and Death in Atrial Fibrillation-Related Stroke
In this study, we examined patients with AF with ischemic stroke patient characteristics associated with increased stroke severity.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - October 6, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ryan C. Martin, W. Scott Burgin, Matthew B. Schabath, Bonnie Kirby, Sanders H. Chae, Michael G. Fradley, David Z. Rose, Arthur J. Labovitz Tags: Arrythmias and Conduction Disturbances Source Type: research

Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Frequency of Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke that is not included in the usual cardioembolic risk assessments for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of OSA on stroke rate in patients with AF. Patients with AF and new diagnosis of OSA were identified from retrospective chart review. Those with a history of stroke at the time of the sleep study were excluded. The primary outcome was the incidence of stroke, determined by a physician investigator blinded to the results of polysomnography.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - November 29, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dmitry M. Yaranov, Athanasios Smyrlis, Natalia Usatii, Amber Butler, Joann R. Petrini, Jose Mendez, Mark K. Warshofsky Source Type: research

Meta-Analysis of Anticoagulation Use, Stroke, Thromboembolism, Bleeding, and Mortality in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation on Dialysis
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in patients on dialysis. Although randomized trials of anticoagulation for AF have demonstrated striking reductions in stroke, these trials did not recruit patients on dialysis. We thus undertook this systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies including patients with AF on dialysis that reported associations of anticoagulation use. Twenty studies involving 529,741 subjects and 31,321 patients with AF on dialysis were identified. Anticoagulation was associated with a 45% (95% CI 13% to 88%) increased risk of any stroke, reflecting a nonsignificant 13% (95% CI −4% to 34...
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - April 12, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Christopher X. Wong, Ayodele Odutayo, Connor A. Emdin, Ned J. Kinnear, Michelle T. Sun Tags: Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances Source Type: research

High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Risk of Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation (from the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study)
The relation between inflammation and prothrombotic state in atrial fibrillation (AF) is well recognized. This suggests a potential role for high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), a marker of systemic inflammation, in improving prediction of stroke in participants with AF. Cox proportional hazard analysis was used to examine the risk of stroke in 25,841 participants (40% black and 55% women) with and without AF who were enrolled in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke study from 2003 to 2007.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - September 13, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Farah Z. Dawood, Suzanne Judd, Virginia J. Howard, Nita A. Limdi, James F. Meschia, Mary Cushman, George Howard, David M. Herrington, Elsayed Z. Soliman Tags: Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances Source Type: research

Meta-Analysis of Racial Disparity in Utilization of Oral Anticoagulation for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in the United States (US), and is associated with a substantial increase in the risk of ischemic stroke. Although prevalence of AF is lower in black individuals, they face a higher risk of stroke compared with patients of white race.1 Oral anticoagulant (OAC) therapy is the stroke prevention strategy in high-risk patients with AF. Despite the higher burden of ischemic stroke in Black AF patients, some studies suggest lower utilization of OAC among them.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - June 17, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Izza Shahid, Muhammad Shariq Usman, Tariq Jamal Siddiqi, Faiza Zakaria, Mohamad Alkhouli Source Type: research

Relation of Electrocardiographic Abnormal P-Wave Axis With Stroke Mortality in the General Population
We examined the association of abnormal aPWA with stroke mortality in 7,359 participants (60.0 ± 13.4 years, 51.9% women, 49.8% White) without cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. aPWA was defined as any value75 °.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - August 6, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Muhammad Imtiaz Ahmad, Luqman-Arafath TK, Muhammad Ali Anees, Lin Yee Chen, Elsayed Z. Soliman Source Type: research

Screening for Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation While Monitoring the Blood Pressure at Home: Trial of Regular Versus Irregular Pulse for Prevention of Stroke (TRIPPS 2.0)
In conclusion, home screening for asymptomatic AF while taking BP measurements can be performed accurately. This can be used to detect new AF, allowing treatment with anticoagulation to reduce the future risk for stroke.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - March 18, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Joseph Wiesel, Saji Abraham, Frank C. Messineo Tags: Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances Source Type: research

Effect of Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension on Stroke Volume Response to Exercise
In pulmonary hypertension, exercise is limited by an impaired right ventricular (RV) stroke volume response. We hypothesized that improvement in exercise capacity after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is paralleled by an improved RV stroke volume response. We studied the extent of PEA-induced restoration of RV stroke volume index (SVI) response to exercise using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI). Patients with CTEPH (n = 18) and 7 healthy volunteers were included. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and cMRI were performed before and 1 year after PEA. For cMRI ...
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - April 21, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sulaiman Surie, Mart N. van der Plas, J. Tim Marcus, Taco Kind, Jaap J. Kloek, Anton Vonk-Noordegraaf, Paul Bresser Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: research

Predictors of Stroke Associated with Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease
This study assesses demographic and clinical variables associated with perioperative and late stroke in diabetes mellitus patients following multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). FREEDOM is the largest randomized trial of diabetic patients undergoing multivessel CABG. FREEDOM patients had improved survival free of death, myocardial infarction or stroke and increased overall survival following CABG compared to percutaneous intervention (PCI). However, the stroke rate was greater following CABG than PCI.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 20, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Michael J. Domanski, Michael E. Farkouh, Victor Zak, Steven Feske, Donald Easton, Jesse Weinberger, Martial Hamon, Jorge Escobedo, Peter Shrader, Flora S. Siami, Valentin Fuster Source Type: research