Cryptogenic stroke: research and practice

S Yaghi, RA Bernstein, R Passman, PM Okin… - Circulation …, 2017‏ - ahajournals.org
Background: Cryptogenic stroke accounts for 30% to 40% of ischemic stroke. It is essential
to determine the possible culprit because this will improve secondary stroke prevention …

Left atrial appendage function and stroke risk

S Yaghi, C Song, WA Gray, KL Furie, MSV Elkind… - Stroke, 2015‏ - ahajournals.org
The LAA is the remnant of the embryonic left atrium, whereas the smooth-walled left atrium
originates from the primordial pulmonary vein and its branches. The LAA is largely …

EHRA/EAPCI expert consensus statement on catheter-based left atrial appendage occlusion–an update

M Glikson, R Wolff, G Hindricks, J Mandrola… - EP …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
This article has been co-published with permission in EP Europace and EuroIntervention. All
rights reserved. VC 2019 the European Heart Rhythm Association and the European …

Association between incomplete surgical ligation of left atrial appendage and stroke and systemic embolization

A Aryana, SK Singh, SM Singh, PG O'Neill, MR Bowers… - Heart Rhythm, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Background Surgical exclusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) can frequently yield
incomplete closure. Objective We evaluated the ischemic stroke/systemic embolization …

Percutaneous interventions for left atrial appendage exclusion: options, assessment, and imaging using 2D and 3D echocardiography

NC Wunderlich, R Beigel, MJ Swaans, SY Ho… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2015‏ - jacc.org
Percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) exclusion is an evolving treatment to prevent
embolic events in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. In the past few years multiple …

The prothrombotic state in atrial fibrillation: pathophysiological and management implications

AA Khan, GYH Lip - Cardiovascular research, 2019‏ - academic.oup.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with
significant morbidity and mortality. There is plenty of evidence available to support the …

Left atrial appendage morphology assessment for risk stratification of embolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis

F Lupercio, JC Ruiz, DF Briceno, J Romero… - Heart Rhythm, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Background Thromboembolic event (TE) risk stratification is performed by using CHA 2 DS 2
VASc score. It has been suggested that left atrial appendage (LAA) morphology …

Atrial cardiopathy: a mechanism of cryptogenic stroke

S Yaghi, H Kamel, MSV Elkind - Expert review of cardiovascular …, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Cryptogenic stroke accounts for approximately 30% of all ischemic strokes.
Recently, atrial cardiopathy diagnosed by the presence of one of its serum, imaging, or …

Stroke risk assessment in atrial fibrillation: risk factors and markers of atrial myopathy

BW Calenda, V Fuster, JL Halperin… - Nature Reviews …, 2016‏ - nature.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a complex phenomenon associated with electrical, mechanical, and
structural abnormalities of the atria. Ischaemic stroke in AF is only partially understood, but …

Correlation between left atrial appendage morphology and flow velocity in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

K Fukushima, N Fukushima, K Kato… - European Heart …, 2016‏ - academic.oup.com
Aims Reduction of left atrial appendage (LAA) flow velocity (FV) is a risk factor for thrombus
formation and increases the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Furthermore …