Why the study?
What are the frequencies of cardiac abnormalities detected by two-dimensional echocardiography in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease compared to controls?
Population
350 patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease and 350 controls without any history of stroke.
Comparison
Two-dimensional echocardiography vs Controls without any history of stroke
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Associated abnormalities may warrant echocardiography in select ischemic stroke patients; hypothesis-generating for causality and screening impact.
What are the frequencies of cardiac abnormalities detected by two-dimensional echocardiography in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease compared to controls?
Nonrheumatic heart diseases such as mitral annulus calcification and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, along with rheumatic heart disease and intracardiac thrombi, are significantly associated with ischemic cerebrovascular disease.
Nishide et al. (1983) studied this question.
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