title: The Role of Cardiac Imaging in Stroke Prevention.
abstract: This article reviews the role of cardiac imaging in stroke prevention, defining how imaging tools can be useful in this field. Cardioembolic sources during atrial fibrillation are discussed. New closure devices can be implanted in the left atrial appendage and routinely monitored with imaging modalities. Acute and chronic left ventricular dysfunction is reviewed, identifying the possible mechanism of thrombus formation and its early detection. Valvular evaluation of native heart disease and possible implications for stroke risk are defined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Foggia, viale L Pinto, 1, 71100, Foggia, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Foggia, viale L Pinto, 1, 71100, Foggia, Italy; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, Heart & Vascular Department, St. David's Medical Center, 3000 N. IH 35 Suite 720, 78705, Austin, TX, USA; Division of Cardiology and Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 East 210th Street, 10467, Bronx, New York, NY, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 107 W. Dean Keeton, BME Building, 78712, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Biase
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Foggia, viale L Pinto, 1, 71100, Foggia, Italy; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, Heart & Vascular Department, St. David's Medical Center, 3000 N. IH 35 Suite 720, 78705, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santangeli
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Foggia, viale L Pinto, 1, 71100, Foggia, Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ieva
authors.affiliation: Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, Heart & Vascular Department, St. David's Medical Center, 3000 N. IH 35 Suite 720, 78705, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: J David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Burkhardt
authors.affiliation: Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, Heart & Vascular Department, St. David's Medical Center, 3000 N. IH 35 Suite 720, 78705, Austin, TX, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 107 W. Dean Keeton, BME Building, 78712, Austin, TX, USA; EP Services, California Pacific Medical Center, 2100 Webster Street, 94115, San Francisco, CA, USA; Division of Cardiology, Stanford Arrhythmia Service, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, 94305, Stanford, CA, USA; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, 44106-5038 Cleveland, OH, USA; Interventional Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, Scripps Clinic, 10666 N Torrey Pines Road, 92037, La Jolla, CA, USA. Electronic address: dr.natale@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Natale
keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Imaging; Left atrial appendage closure device; Left ventricular dysfunction; Stroke prevention; Thrombi; Valve disease