Cardioembolism accounts for about 20% of all ischemic strokes that are usually severe, prone to early recurrence and to hemorrhagic transformation. The clinical features may help to suspect a cardioembolic source, but usually, have a low sensitivity which could be a sudden onset to maximal deficit. Various cardiac conditions have been clearly associated with an increase in the risk of ischemic stroke. Because certain stroke risk factors, like hypertension, may also be determinants of cardiac disease, some cardiac conditions may be viewed as intervening events in the causal chain for stroke.
Cardiac factors that independently increase the risk of stroke include AF, valvular heart disease, myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure. Atrial fibrillation (AF) Atrial Fibrillation is the most important cause of cardioembolic stroke. The overall prevalence is…
