Predictors of Complex Aortic Plaques in Patients Undergoing Transoesophageal Echocardiography

DURMAZ E., KARADAĞ B., İKİTİMUR B., KILIÇKIRAN AVCI B., Kocak B., Yurtseven E., ...Daha Fazla

ISTANBUL MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.21, sa.6, ss.436-442, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/imj.galenos.2020.29974
  • Dergi Adı: ISTANBUL MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.436-442
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most important causes of ischaemic stroke according to the TOAST classification. The CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score is a widely used scoring system for estimating systemic thromboembolism in patients with non-valvular AF. TOAST classification indicates that an ischaemic stroke may also be due to large artery atherosclerosis. Since some of the atherosclerotic risk factors also occur in the CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc scoring system, we hypothesised that this scoring system can also predict the presence of complex aortic plaques and their stroke risk.