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Comparing heart scan criterias in patients with unknown cause of stroke and normal patients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: I30-I52- Other forms of heart disease
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/04/051635
Lead Sponsor
Deparment of Cardiology
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
58
Inclusion Criteria

Cases:

Cryptogenic stroke Patients with no pre-existent cardiovascular disease and who are age less than 50 years.

Controls:

Normotensive individuals from age and gender-matched groups are referred for echocardiography and are recruited for the study.

Exclusion Criteria

for case and controls

Arrhythmias ( Any history of AF or atrial flutter)

Pregnancy

Valvular Heart Disease(VHD)

Coronary Artery Disease(CAD)

Congenital Heart Disease(CHD)

Known or suspected cardiomyopathy

Lacunar infarct with HTN

Large artery infarct – Diagnosed by CT/MRI scan and CV Doppler

Patients who are not willing to give consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To study the spectrum of LA strain parameters in patients with cryptogenic stroke. <br/ ><br>To evaluate atrial anatomy and function using LA strain. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1 year <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To evaluate differences in LA function by LA strain between patient with cryptogenic stroke and controls. <br/ ><br>Assessing the Left atrial appendage anatomy in cryptogenic stroke patients. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1 year
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