CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE

Course overview

AN ESTIMATED 26 MILLION PEOPLE SUFFER A STROKE EACH YEAR, MAKING IT A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF MORTALITY AND LONG-TERM DISABILITY. UP TO TWO-THIRDS OF STROKES ARE ISCHEMIC IN ORIGIN, AND APPROXIMATELY 25 PERCENT OF ALL ISCHEMIC STROKES ARE CARDIOEMBOLIC. CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKES ARE FREQUENTLY MORE SEVERE THAN ATHEROTHROMBOTIC STROKES. ADDITIONALLY, THEY ARE MORE PRONE TO BOTH EARLY AND LATE RECURRENCES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKES, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAMS IN CARING FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.