Key result
Cardiac embolic sources are present in 15% to 35% of stroke patients with significant extracranial stenosis, highlighting the bidirectional relationship between neurological and cardiac pathologies.
Population
Patients with stroke, atrial fibrillation, infective endocarditis, or undergoing cardiac surgery
Design
Review
Authors
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May warrant integrated cardiac evaluation in stroke with extracranial stenosis; leaves open optimal management strategies pending prospective trials.
This review emphasizes the bidirectional relationship between the heart and the brain, particularly regarding cardioembolic stroke and neurogenic cardiac dysfunction.
Oppenheimer et al. (1998) conducted a review in Stroke and cardiac embolism. Cardiac embolic sources are present in 15% to 35% of stroke patients with significant extracranial stenosis, highlighting the bidirectional relationship between neurological and cardiac pathologies.
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