Predictive Value of Inflammatory Scores for Left Atrium Thrombosis in Ischemic Stroke Without Atrial Fibrillation
Vedat Cicek, Sahhan Kilic, Selami Dogan, Almina Erdem, Mert Babaoglu, Irem Yilmaz, Salih Karaismail, Murat Mert Atmaca, Mert Ilker Hayiroglu, Tufan Cinar, Ulas Bagci · 2024
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A clot in the heart's upper left chamber can break loose and cause stroke, yet many stroke patients show no irregular heartbeat to explain it. Vedat Cicek and co-authors asked whether cheap blood-based inflammation scores could flag such clots. They studied 303 stroke patients without atrial fibrillation, all checked with an ultrasound probe passed into the oesophagus within ten days; thirty-four had clots.
Three scores built from routine blood values predicted clots: a nutrition-inflammation index, a composite of blood counts and albumin, and a ratio of an inflammation protein to albumin. Only the ratio survived as an independent predictor once the others were weighed together. The authors propose it as the best simple screen for hidden heart clots in this group, pending wider checks.
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| CREATOR | Vedat Cicek, Sahhan Kilic, Selami Dogan, Almina Erdem, Mert Babaoglu, Irem Yilmaz, Salih Karaismail, Murat Mert Atmaca, Mert Ilker Hayiroglu, Tufan Cinar, Ulas Bagci |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |