Open AccessCardiac thrombi detected by CT in patients with acute ischemic stroke: A substudy of Mind the Heart
Author(s) -
Leon A. Rinkel,
Chiel F. P. Beemsterboer,
Nina-Suzanne Groeneveld,
N.H.J. Lobé,
S. Matthijs Boekholdt,
Berto J. Bouma,
Fenna F Muller,
Ludo F. M. Beenen,
Henk A. Marquering,
Charles B.L.M. Majoie,
Y.B. Roos,
Adriënne van Randen,
R N Planken,
Jonathan M. Coutinho
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
european stroke journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2396-9881
pISSN - 2396-9873
DOI - 10.1177/23969873221130838
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombus , cardiology , modified rankin scale , stroke (engine) , atrial fibrillation , cardiac surgery , prospective cohort study , cardiac imaging , odds ratio , hounsfield scale , radiology , ischemia , ischemic stroke , computed tomography , mechanical engineering , engineering
Cardiac thrombi are a major risk factor for ischemic stroke, but are rarely diagnosed in the acute phase. We examined characteristics and functional outcome of patients with ischemic stroke and a concomitant cardiac thrombus detected on cardiac CT performed in the acute phase.