High and low risk cardiac conditions for stroke

from Continuum 2008 chapter on pathophys

High risk for stroke-- atrial fibrillation with structural disease, sustained atrial flutter, sick sinus syndrome, left atrial thrombus, left atrial/ appendage thrombus, left atrial myxoma, mitral stenosis, mechanical valve, infective endocarditis, non-infective endocarditis, left ventricular myxoma, recent anterior MI, dilated cardiomyopathy , left intraventricular thrombus

Low or uncertain risk for stroke
Lone AF, PFO, ASA, spontaneous atrial contrast, MVP, calcific aortic stenosis, fibroelastoma, Giant Lambel excrescence, akinetic or dyskinetic ventricular wall segment, Subaortic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure , ventricular aneurysm,






also see http://strokenotes.blogspot.com/2007/02/treatment-of-cardiac-problems-in-stroke.html