Left Atrial Appendage Function Assessment by Tissue Doppler Transesophageal Echocardiography in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients
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https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.5842Keywords:
Selected, Atrial fibrillation, Embolic stroke, Left atrial appendage, Transesophageal echocardiographyAbstract
Background: Strokes due to Cardioembolic causes are the most severe in ischemic stroke subtypes. LAA flow patterns and function could be assessed accurately by TEE. The study aimed to present the importance of Transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of LAA function and its relation to cardioembolic stroke. Methods: 120 patients were enrolled in the study and were subdivided into 3 subgroups, each group included 40 patients. Group A; patients had a stroke with normal sinus rhythm, Group B; patients had a stroke with atrial fibrillation, and Group C; normal control subjects. The study participants were evaluated by medical history, physical examination, standard 12-leads electrocardiogram, a transesophageal echocardiographic detailed evaluation of the LAA, and brain CT and/or MRI for patients with stroke. Results: both stroke patients with AF and sinus rhythm had significantly higher LAA mean orifice diameter and higher LAA length than control patients, significantly lower mean LAA medial wall tissue Doppler upward and downward motion velocities than control patients and that patients with stroke and AF had significantly lower mean LAA pulsed wave emptying and filling velocities than both patients with stroke and sinus rhythm and control patients. Presence of LAA thrombi, spontaneous echo contrast, and stroke recurrence were higher in stroked AF patients than stroke patients with sinus rhythm. Conclusion: increased LAA orifice diameter, LAA length, and reduced filling and emptying velocities and upward and downward motion velocities of the medial wall of LAA as detected by TEE are associated with stroke and cardio embolization.
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