MR Evidence of Cardiac Inflammation Post-Stroke
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evidence of Cardiac Inflammation Post-Stroke
Luciano A. Sposato
44 participants
Oct 1, 2021
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Summary
The present study is an investigator initiated, single-centre, prospective, proof-of-concept cohort study aiming to enroll 44 patients with acute middle cerebral artery (MCA) ischemic stroke, involving the right (n=22) and left (n=22) MCA territories and 24 control patients with acute focal neurological symptoms but no evidence of acute brain infarct on DWI-MRI.
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Interventions
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with a protocol designed to measure myocardial inflammation and fibrosis.
Measurement of B Natriuretic Peptide on patients' blood samples at 10 and 60+/-15 days.
Measurement of a panel of 92 systemic inflammatory markers on patients' blood samples at 10 and 60+/-15 days.
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NCT05714618