Leon A Rinkel, Olivia N Cramer, Z Beyda Özata, Chiel F P Beemsterboer, Valeria Guglielmi, Shan Sui Nio, Berto J Bouma, S Matthijs Boekholdt, Nick H J Lobé, Ludo F M Beenen, Henk A Marquering, Charles B L M Majoie, Yvo B W E M Roos, Adrienne van Randen, R Nils Planken, Jonathan M Coutinho
BACKGROUND: Cardiac computed tomography (CT) acquired during the initial acute stroke imaging protocol (acute cardiac CT) is increasingly used to screen for cardioembolism, but information on the long-term clinical implications of its findings is lacking. METHODS AND RESULTS: We performed a prospective, single-center cohort study in which consecutive patients with ischemic stroke underwent ECG-gated acute cardiac CT and were followed up for 2 years. The primary outcome was functional outcome assessed using the modified Rankin Scale...
April 19, 2024: Journal of the American Heart Association