Relation Between Left Atrial Enlargement and Stroke Subtypes in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients
- Authors
- 신혜영; 정인혜; 강창기; 신동진; 박현미; 박기형; 성영희; 신동훈; 노영; 이영배
- Issue Date
- Sep-2013
- Publisher
- 대한뇌혈관외과학회
- Keywords
- Left atrial enlargement; Ischemic stroke; Stroke subtype; Echocardiography
- Citation
- Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, v.15, no.3, pp.131 - 136
- Journal Title
- Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
- Volume
- 15
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 131
- End Page
- 136
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/15370
- DOI
- 10.7461/jcen.2013.15.3.131
- ISSN
- 2234-8565
- Abstract
- Objective : Increased atrial size is frequently seen in ischemic stroke patients in clinical practice. There is controversy about whether left atrial enlargement (LAE) should be regarded as a risk factor for cerebral infarction. We investigated the association between indexed left atrial volume (LAVI) and conventional stroke risk factors as well as stroke subtypes in acute ischemic stroke patients.
Methods : One hundred eighty two acute cerebral infarction patients were included in this study. Brain magnetic resonance imaging and transthoracic echocardiography were done for all patients within 30 days of diagnosis of acute cerebral infarction. Echocardiographic LAE was identified when LAVI was more than 27 mL/m2. Stroke subtypes were classified by the Trial of Org 10171 in acute stroke treatment classification.
Results : There were significant differences between subjects with normal and increased LAVI in prevalence of stroke risk factors including atrial fibrillation (p = 0.001), hypertension (p = 0.000), valvular heart disease (p = 0.011) and previous stroke (p = 0.031). An increased LAVI was associated with cardioembolic subtype with an adjusted odds ratio was 6.749(p = 0.002) compared with small vessel disease.
Conclusion : Increased LAVI was more prevalent in those who had cardiovascular risk factors, such as atrial fibrillation, hypertension, valvular heart disease and history of previous stroke. LAE influenced most patients in all subtypes of ischemic stroke but was most prevalent in the cardioembolic stroke subtype. Increased LAVI might be a risk factor of cerebral infarction, especially in patients with cardioembolic stroke subtype.
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