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No disease is present |
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No disease is present |
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Definitely a potential cause of the index stroke: (a) Mitral stenosis, (b) Prosthetic heart valve, (c) Myocardial infarction within the past 4 weeks, (d) Mural thrombus in left cavities, (e) Left ventricular aneurysm, (f) Any documented history or permanent or transient atrial fibrillation or flutter with or without spontaneous echo contrast or left atrial thrombus, (g) Sick sinus syndrome, (h) Dilated cardiomyopathy, (i) Ejection fraction <35%, (j) Endocarditis, (k) Intracardiac mass, (l) PFO plus in situ thrombosis, (m) PFO plus concomitant PE or DVT preceding the brain infarction. |
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Definitely a potential cause of the index stroke: (a) Mitral stenosis, (b) Prosthetic heart valve, (c) Myocardial infarction within the past 4 weeks, (d) Mural thrombus in left cavities, (e) Left ventricular aneurysm, (f) Any documented history or permanent or transient atrial fibrillation or flutter with or without spontaneous echo contrast or left atrial thrombus, (g) Sick sinus syndrome, (h) Dilated cardiomyopathy, (i) Ejection fraction <35%, (j) Endocarditis, (k) Intracardiac mass, (l) PFO plus in situ thrombosis, (m) PFO plus concomitant PE or DVT preceding the brain infarction. |
| 2 |
Causality uncertain: (a) PFO and ASA, (b) PFO and concomitant DVT or PE (but not preceding the index stroke), (c) Spontaneous echo contrast, (d) Apical akinesia of the left ventricle and impaired ejection fraction (but >35%), (e) Only suggested by history of myocardial infarction or palpitation and multiple repeated brain infarcts on both sides or in both the anterior and posterior circulation, (f) Only suggested by abdominal CT/MRI or autopsy demonstration of the presence of systemic infarction (e.g. kidney, splenic, mesenteric) or lower limb embolism (in addition to the index stroke). |
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Causality uncertain: (a) PFO and ASA, (b) PFO and concomitant DVT or PE (but not preceding the index stroke), (c) Spontaneous echo contrast, (d) Apical akinesia of the left ventricle and impaired ejection fraction (but >35%), (e) Only suggested by history of myocardial infarction or palpitation and multiple repeated brain infarcts on both sides or in both the anterior and posterior circulation, (f) Only suggested by abdominal CT/MRI or autopsy demonstration of the presence of systemic infarction (e.g. kidney, splenic, mesenteric) or lower limb embolism (in addition to the index stroke). |
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Unlikely a direct cause of index stroke: One of the following abnormalities: PFO, ASA, valvular strands, mitral annulus calcification, calcified aortic valve, nonapical akinesia of the left ventricle. |
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Unlikely a direct cause of index stroke: One of the following abnormalities: PFO, ASA, valvular strands, mitral annulus calcification, calcified aortic valve, nonapical akinesia of the left ventricle. |
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Cannot be graded because no tests were performed |
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Cannot be graded because no tests were performed |