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4043642

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-11-15
pubmed:abstractText
Many cardiac disorders can cause acute cerebrovascular insufficiency. The spectrum of potentially embolic cardiac conditions is wide; early recognition may determine a definite change in the management and prognosis of patients. In recent years the relevance of echocardiography in the screening of patients with cerebral ischemia has been emphasized. In order to identify potentially embolic cardiac conditions, 180 consecutive non selected patients with cerebrovascular insufficiency, underwent a clinical cardiological evaluation and an echocardiogram. The study population included 132 men and 48 women; the mean age was 51.7 years (range 19 to 72 years). A technically adequate echocardiogram was obtained in 153 patients. In 131 patients echocardiography was negative; cardiac lesions were detected in 22 patients (14.4%): mitral stenosis in 2, calcified aortic stenosis in 1, valvular endocarditis vegetations in 3, dilatative cardiomyopathy in 2, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 4, mitral valve prolapse in 4, regional left ventricular diskynesia in 5, mitral anulus calcification in 1. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to the results of cerebral angiography: 68 patients with normal angiography (Group I), 54 patients with atheromasic lesions on cerebral angiography (Group II), 31 patients in whom cerebral angiography was not performed (Group III). A higher incidence of cardiac diseases was found in the patients of Group I. The lack of lesions on cerebral angiography and the presence of embolic high-risk cardiac conditions strengthened a causal relationship of the cardiac disorder with cerebrovascular insufficiency in 10 of the 23 patients. In the mean follow-up period of 18 months of these 10 patients who underwent cardiac surgery or anticoagulation, no further attacks of cerebrovascular insufficiency were observed.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0046-5968
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
407-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
[Cardiopathy and acute cerebrovascular insufficiency. Prospective study with two-dimensional echocardiography].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract