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ReviewCardiology journal2019

Established and potential echocardiographic markers of embolism and their therapeutic implications in patients with ischemic stroke.

Paulina E Gąsiorek, Maciej Banach, Marek Maciejewski, Andrzej Głąbiński, Aleksandra Paduszyńska, Jacek Rysz, Agata Bielecka-Dąbrowa

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Review in Cardiology journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paulina E GąsiorekDepartment of Neurology and Ischemic Strokes, Medical University of Lodz, Poland. paulinka.com@gmail.com.
Maciej BanachDepartment of Hypertension, Chair of Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
Marek MaciejewskiDepartment of Cardiology and Congenital Diseases of Adults, ICMP, Lodz, Poland.
Andrzej GłąbińskiDepartment of Neurology and Ischemic Strokes, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
Aleksandra PaduszyńskaDepartment of Hypertension, Chair of Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
Jacek RyszDepartment of Nephrology, Hypertension and Family Medicine, Chair of Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Agata Bielecka-DąbrowaDepartment of Hypertension, Chair of Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
Medical University of Lodz · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiogenic strokes comprised 11% of all strokes and 25% of ischemic strokes. An accurate identification of the cause of stroke is necessary in order to prepare an adequate preventive strategy. In this review the confirmed and potential causes of embolic strokes are presented, which can be detected in echocardiography in the context of present treatment guidelines and gaps in evidence. There remains a need for further studies assessing the meaning of potential cardiac sources of embolism and establishment of rules for optimal medical prevention (antiplatelet therapy [APT] vs. oral anticoagulation [OAC]) and interventional procedures to reduce the incidence of ischemic strokes. Currently available data does not provide definitive evidence on the comparative benefits of OAC vs. APT in patients with cryptogenic stroke or embolic stroke of undetermined source. There is a lack of antithrombotic treatment scheme in the time between stroke and the completed diagnosis of potential sources of thromboembolism.

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EchocardiographyAdolescentAdultAgedAnticoagulantsBrain IschemiaClinical Decision-MakingEmbolismEndovascular ProceduresFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHeart DiseasesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient SelectionAnticoagulantsFibrinolytic AgentsPlatelet Aggregation Inhibitorsanticoagulant therapycardiac sources of embolismcardioembolic strokecryptogenic strokeischemic stroke

Identifiers

PMID29718528
PMCPMC8084398
OpenAlexW2800832701

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