Cor Vasa 2019, 61(3):e309-e313 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2018.07.003

Cardioembolic stroke as consequence of myocardial infarction: case report and concise review

Ondřej Černý, Tomáš Roubíček, Jindřich Kupec, Rostislav Polášek
Department of Cardiology, Regional Hospital Liberec, Liberec

Despite tremendous achievements in myocardial infarction therapy, thromboembolic complications remain very serious and its prognosis often fatal. Postinfarction cardioembolic stroke is the most frequent and has the highest mortality of all ischemic stroke subtypes. In this case report we describe cardioembolic stroke from postinfarction apical left ventricular aneurysm as a first symptom of myocardial infarction. In brief literature overview we discuss main risk factors and prognosis, diagnostic algorithm and anticoagulation strategy.

Keywords: Cardioembolic stroke, Cerebral ischemia, Myocardial infarction, Postinfarction complications

Accepted: July 10, 2018; Published: June 21, 2019  Show citation

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Černý O, Roubíček T, Kupec J, Polášek R. Cardioembolic stroke as consequence of myocardial infarction: case report and concise review. Cor Vasa. 2019;61(3):e309-313. doi: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2018.07.003.
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