- MRI-derived cardiac washout is slowed in the left ventricle and associated with left ventricular non-compaction in young patients with cryptogenic ischemic strokeon November 26, 2022
To elucidate underlying disease mechanisms, we compared transition of gadolinium-based contrast agent bolus in cardiac chambers in magnetic resonance imaging between young patents with cryptogenic ischemic stroke and stroke-free controls. We included 30 patients aged 18-50 years with cryptogenic ischemic stroke from the prospective Searching for Explanations for Cryptogenic Stroke in the Young: Revealing the Etiology, Triggers and Outcome (NCT01934725) study and 30 age- and gender-matched…
- Markers of early vascular aging are not associated with cryptogenic ischemic stroke in the young: A case-control studyon July 19, 2022
CONCLUSIONS: Higher CIMT and PWV were associated to higher age, male sex, and several well-documented cardiovascular risk factors. However, in this study we could not prove that either covert atherosclerosis or arterial stiffness contribute to pathogenesis of early-onset CIS.
- Obesity and the Risk of Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke in Young Adultson February 22, 2022
CONCLUSIONS: Abdominal obesity measured with WHR was an independent risk factor for CIS in young adults after rigorous adjustment for concomitant risk factors.
- Revisiting left atrial volumetry by magnetic resonance imaging: the role of atrial shape and 3D angle between left ventricular and left atrial axison November 10, 2021
CONCLUSIONS: Calculated LA volume accuracy did not improve by using LA long axis-oriented images for volume calculation in comparison to conventional method. We present novel data on LA axis orientation and a novel metric of LA sphericity and conclude that these measures cannot be utilized to assess error in LA volume calculation.
- Right atrium and cryptogenic ischaemic stroke in the young: a case-control studyon May 19, 2021
CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests bi-atrial dysfunction in young adults with cryptogenic stroke, associated with moderate-to-severe RLS. Dysfunction of the atria and atrial appendages may be an additional mechanism for PFO-related stroke.
- Evidence of subtle left ventricular systolic dysfunction in cryptogenic stroke in the youngon January 23, 2021
CONCLUSIONS: Young cryptogenic stroke patients have subtly altered systolic function compared to healthy controls, found merely with longitudinal strain analysis. This infers that the heart may play a role in the pathogenesis of cryptogenic ischemic stroke.
- Association between Migraine and Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke in Young Adultson October 20, 2020
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between migraine and cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS) in young adults, with subgroup analyses stratified by sex and presence of patent foramen ovale (PFO).
- Left ventricular non-compaction as a potential source for cryptogenic ischemic stroke in the young: A case-control studyon August 16, 2020
CONCLUSIONS: LV non-compaction is associated with a heightened risk of cryptogenic ischemic stroke in young adults, independent of concomitant RLS and in the absence of cardiomyopathy.
- Diastolic function in young patients with cryptogenic stroke: A case-control pilot studyon May 15, 2020
CONCLUSION: Our study displayed subtle differences in diastolic function between patients and stroke-free controls, which may play a role in early-onset cryptogenic stroke. The differences were clearer when the lowest tertiles were compared, suggesting that there is a subgroup of young cryptogenic stroke patients with subclinical heart disease.
- Left Atrial Dynamics Is Altered in Young Adults With Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke: A Case-Control Study Utilizing Advanced Echocardiographyon March 27, 2020
Background Ischemic stroke in young individuals often remains cryptogenic. Some of these strokes likely originate from the heart, and atrial fibrosis might be one of the etiological mechanisms. In this pilot study, we investigated whether advanced echocardiography findings of the left atrium (LA) of young cryptogenic stroke patients differ from those of stroke-free controls. Methods and Results We recruited 30 cryptogenic ischemic stroke patients aged 18 to 49 years and 30 age- and sex-matched…
- Searching for Explanations for Cryptogenic Stroke in the Young: Revealing the Etiology, Triggers, and Outcome (SECRETO): echocardiography performance protocolon July 31, 2019
CONCLUSIONS: A detailed assessment of both conventional and unconventional vascular risk factors and cardiac imaging with transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography are implemented in SECRETO, aiming to establish indirect and direct risk factors and causes for cryptogenic stroke and novel pathophysiological brain-heart pathways. This may ultimately enable more personalized therapeutic options for these patients.
- Searching for Explanations for Cryptogenic Stroke in the Young: Revealing the Triggers, Causes, and Outcome (SECRETO): Rationale and designon April 23, 2019
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, about 1.3 million annual ischaemic strokes (IS) occur in adults aged