title: [Ischemic stroke: the cardiac workup].
abstract: The cardiac workup of stroke often includes a 24 hours Holter and an echocardiography looking for cardiac sources of emboli (atrial fibrillation (AF), intracardiac thrombus, mitral stenosis, recent myocardial infarction, endocarditis, dilated cardiomyopathy...) which would lead to a change of treatment (secondary prevention) aiming at decreasing the risk of recurrence. In case of a stroke with AF, the secondary prevention strategy is well defined (anticoagulants). It is less clear for the other causes. The diagnostic yield of these examinations is limited and there is a lack of consensus in their utility. This systematic review tries to sum up current guidelines. It appears that these examinations should rather be targeted than performed systematically.
authors: Thierry
authors: T
authors: Grandjean
authors: Lucien
authors: L
authors: Weiss
authors: Roman
authors: R
authors: Sztajzel
authors: Jean-Jacques
authors: JJ
authors: Perrenoud
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003935:Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular; D004452:Echocardiography; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*