Pathogenetic and therapeutic aspects of cardioembolic stroke].

A V Romanenko, E Yu Solovyeva

Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova 2021

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Cardioembolic stroke (CS) is the one of the most severe and requiring dynamic monitoring among the all subtypes of ischemic stroke. Patients with CS require joint treatment with cardiologists. CS is characterized by a greater severity of neurological deficits, a high risk of repeated acute cerebral circulatory disorders and fatal outcomes. This review considers the main causes of CS, the etiopathogenesis of thrombus formation in the heart chambers, current verification criteria and therapeutic aspects of CS, recommendations for the prescription of anticoagulant therapy for primary and secondary preventive treatment.

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A V Romanenko, E Yu Solovyeva. Pathogenetic and therapeutic aspects of cardioembolic stroke]. Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova. 2021;121(3):165-172