The Relationship Between Transthoracic Echocardiography Findings, Localization of Stroke, and Risk Factors in Patients With Ischemic Stroke

Objective: Ischemic stroke is one of the common neurological pathology. Identifying risk factors and treating cardiac pathologies play an important role in preventing ischemic stroke. In this study, we aimed to examine relationship between transthoracic echocardiography findings, localization ischemia etiology stroke.
 Methods: We included 149 patients with who were followed up at Neurology Department ?zmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training Research Hospital January 2018-January 2019. Demographic characteristics patients, stroke, presence arrhythmias, electrocardiography findings recorded these parameters examined.
 Results: enrolled 81 female (54.4%) 68 male (45.6%) study. The mean age was 68.03?12.35. 84.6% have atherosclerotic and15.4% cardioembolic most factor hyperlipidemia. Atrial fibrillation detected 21.1% patients. While atrial more smoking Although had multiple prior almost half did not use any antiaggregant or anticoagulant therapy. Cardioembolic strokes positively correlated greater left atrium width. There no correlation location.
 Conclusion: Determination investigation pathologies, applying appropriate treatments are terms both new recurrent development.