Yueyang Wu, Xiaomeng Yang, Jing Jing, Xia Meng, Zixiao Li, Yuesong Pan, Yong Jiang, Hongyi Yan, Xinying Huang, Liping Liu, Xingquan Zhao, Yilong Wang, Hao Li, Yongjun Wang
INTRODUCTION: We utilized data from the Third China National Stroke Registry to investigate the prevalence of atrial cardiopathy markers in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) and to assess their association with death and stroke recurrence. METHODS: In China, patients experiencing transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke were recruited consecutively by the Third China National Stroke Registry. We compared atrial cardiopathy markers, such as left atrial (LA) enlargement, increased P-wave terminal force in lead V1 (PTFV1), premature atrial contractions, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, advanced interatrial block, prolonged PR interval, prolonged P-wave dispersion, and prolonged P-wave duration between ESUS patients and those with small vessel disease and large artery atherosclerosis strokes...
November 19, 2023: Cerebrovascular Diseases