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Chousou, Panagiota Anna, Chattopadhyay, Rahul, Ring, Liam, Khadjooi, Kayvan, Warburton, Elizabeth A., Murherjee, Trisha, Bhalraam, U., Tsampasian, Vasiliki, Potter, John, Perperoglou, Aris, Pugh, Peter John and Vassiliou, Vassilios S. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4005-7752
(2023)
Atrial fibrillation in embolic stroke of undetermined source: Role of advanced imaging of left atrial function.
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 30 (18).
1965–1974.
ISSN 2047-4873
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Abstract
AIMS: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is detected in over 30% of patients following an embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) when monitored with an implantable loop recorder (ILR). Identifying AF in ESUS survivors has significant therapeutic implications, and AF risk is essential to guide screening with long-term monitoring. The present study aimed to establish the role of left atrial (LA) function in subsequent AF identification and develop a risk model for AF in ESUS. METHODS AND RESULTS: We conducted a single-centre retrospective case-control study including all patients with ESUS referred to our institution for ILR implantation from December 2009 to September 2019. We recorded clinical variables at baseline and analysed transthoracic echocardiograms in sinus rhythm. Univariate and multivariable analyses were performed to inform variables associated with AF. Lasso regression analysis was used to develop a risk prediction model for AF. The risk model was internally validated using bootstrapping. Three hundred and twenty-three patients with ESUS underwent ILR implantation. In the ESUS population, 293 had a stroke, whereas 30 had suffered a transient ischaemic attack as adjudicated by a senior stroke physician. Atrial fibrillation of any duration was detected in 47.1%. The mean follow-up was 710 days. Following lasso regression with backwards elimination, we combined increasing lateral PA (the time interval from the beginning of the P wave on the surface electrocardiogram to the beginning of the A' wave on pulsed wave tissue Doppler of the lateral mitral annulus) [odds ratio (OR) 1.011], increasing Age (OR 1.035), higher Diastolic blood pressure (OR 1.027), and abnormal LA reservoir Strain (OR 0.973) into a new PADS score. The probability of identifying AF can be estimated using the formula. Model discrimination was good [area under the curve (AUC) 0.72]. The PADS score was internally validated using bootstrapping with 1000 samples of 150 patients showing consistent results with an AUC of 0.73. CONCLUSION: The novel PADS score can identify the risk of AF on prolonged monitoring with ILR following ESUS and should be considered a dedicated risk stratification tool for decision-making regarding the screening strategy for AF in stroke.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Funding information: This work has been partially supported by The Norfolk Heart Trust. Data availability: The data are available from the corresponding author upon request. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | atrial fibrillation,esus,embolic stroke of undetermined source,prediction model,risk score,transient ischaemic attack,epidemiology,cardiology and cardiovascular medicine ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2713 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2023 10:43 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jan 2024 01:37 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/92621 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/eurjpc/zwad228 |
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