Open AccessTransesophageal Echocardiographic Findings Are Independent and Relevant Predictors of Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Shutaro Takashima,
Keiko Nakagawa,
Tadakazu Hirai,
Nobuhiro Dougu,
Yoshiharu Taguchi,
Etsuko Sasahara,
Kazumasa Ohara,
Nobuyuki Fukuda,
Hiroshi Inoue,
Kortaro Tanaka
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical neurology/the journal of clinical neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.208
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2005-5013
pISSN - 1738-6586
DOI - 10.3988/jcn.2012.8.3.170
Subject(s) - atrial fibrillation , medicine , cardiology , stroke (engine) , hazard ratio , incidence (geometry) , proportional hazards model , diabetes mellitus , univariate analysis , heart failure , ischemic stroke , ischemia , confidence interval , multivariate analysis , engineering , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , physics , optics
Not only clinical factors, including the CHADS(2) score, but also echocardiographic findings have been reported to be useful for predicting the risk of ischemic stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). However, it remains to be determined which of these factors might be more relevant for evaluation of the risk of stroke in each patient.