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Prevalence of Left Atrial Septal Pouch Among Patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Or Stroke of Known Etiology: a Retrospective Study
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cryptogenic strokes can be defined by the criteria established for an embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS). Some embolic events might be caused by a left atrial septal pouch (LASP), due to the potential of thrombus formation. In this study we aimed to determine if...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8997797/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35702186 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jtim-2022-0032 |
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author | Steyaert, Hugo Castro Rodriguez, Jose Gazagnes, Marie-Dominique Morissens, Marielle |
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description | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cryptogenic strokes can be defined by the criteria established for an embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS). Some embolic events might be caused by a left atrial septal pouch (LASP), due to the potential of thrombus formation. In this study we aimed to determine if LASP is a risk factor for ESUS when compared to a population of strokes of known origin, the LASP screening rate in our institution and if LASP dimensions influences the risk of ESUS. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed transesophageal echocardiograms (TEEs) in a large cohort of patients that had experienced ischemic strokes. Two authors performed blinded, independent searches for LASPs by reviewing 1152 TEEs from patients that had experienced a stroke or transient ischemic attack. We excluded 26 TEEs, due to incorrect imaging. Next, we reviewed patient medical files. RESULTS: Among the 1126 included patients, 148 had an ESUS (ESUS+ group) and 978 had strokes of known origin (ESUS– group). A LASP was present in 176 patients, including 32 patients (21.6% of LASPs) in the ESUS+ group and 144 patients (14.7% of LASPs) in the ESUS– group. In multivariate analysis, LASP was independently associated with ESUS (P = 0,019). 61.9% of LASPs that we found were not mentioned in reports from the original TEE operators. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that LASPs were more prevalent in patients with ESUS than in patients with strokes of known origin. Our results gave rise to the question of whether anticoagulation would be appropriate for some patients with ESUS. New large-scale, prospective studies should be conducted to address this issue. Additionally, considering the low rate of LASP descriptions, we concluded that the awareness of operators should be raised to improve their success in identifying LASPs. |
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spelling | pubmed-89977972022-06-13 Prevalence of Left Atrial Septal Pouch Among Patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Or Stroke of Known Etiology: a Retrospective Study Steyaert, Hugo Castro Rodriguez, Jose Gazagnes, Marie-Dominique Morissens, Marielle J Transl Int Med Original Article BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cryptogenic strokes can be defined by the criteria established for an embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS). Some embolic events might be caused by a left atrial septal pouch (LASP), due to the potential of thrombus formation. In this study we aimed to determine if LASP is a risk factor for ESUS when compared to a population of strokes of known origin, the LASP screening rate in our institution and if LASP dimensions influences the risk of ESUS. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed transesophageal echocardiograms (TEEs) in a large cohort of patients that had experienced ischemic strokes. Two authors performed blinded, independent searches for LASPs by reviewing 1152 TEEs from patients that had experienced a stroke or transient ischemic attack. We excluded 26 TEEs, due to incorrect imaging. Next, we reviewed patient medical files. RESULTS: Among the 1126 included patients, 148 had an ESUS (ESUS+ group) and 978 had strokes of known origin (ESUS– group). A LASP was present in 176 patients, including 32 patients (21.6% of LASPs) in the ESUS+ group and 144 patients (14.7% of LASPs) in the ESUS– group. In multivariate analysis, LASP was independently associated with ESUS (P = 0,019). 61.9% of LASPs that we found were not mentioned in reports from the original TEE operators. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that LASPs were more prevalent in patients with ESUS than in patients with strokes of known origin. Our results gave rise to the question of whether anticoagulation would be appropriate for some patients with ESUS. New large-scale, prospective studies should be conducted to address this issue. Additionally, considering the low rate of LASP descriptions, we concluded that the awareness of operators should be raised to improve their success in identifying LASPs. Sciendo 2022-04-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8997797/ /pubmed/35702186 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jtim-2022-0032 Text en © 2022 Hugo Steyaert, Jose Castro Rodriguez, Marie-Dominique Gazagnes, Marielle Morissens, published by Sciendo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Steyaert, Hugo Castro Rodriguez, Jose Gazagnes, Marie-Dominique Morissens, Marielle Prevalence of Left Atrial Septal Pouch Among Patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Or Stroke of Known Etiology: a Retrospective Study |
title | Prevalence of Left Atrial Septal Pouch Among Patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Or Stroke of Known Etiology: a Retrospective Study |
title_full | Prevalence of Left Atrial Septal Pouch Among Patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Or Stroke of Known Etiology: a Retrospective Study |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of Left Atrial Septal Pouch Among Patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Or Stroke of Known Etiology: a Retrospective Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Left Atrial Septal Pouch Among Patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Or Stroke of Known Etiology: a Retrospective Study |
title_short | Prevalence of Left Atrial Septal Pouch Among Patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Or Stroke of Known Etiology: a Retrospective Study |
title_sort | prevalence of left atrial septal pouch among patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source or stroke of known etiology: a retrospective study |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8997797/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35702186 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jtim-2022-0032 |
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