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Research progress in atrial fibrillation with cerebral small vessel disease / 中南大学学报(医学版)
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) ; (12): 258-264, 2022.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-929030
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Non-valvular atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia and a major risk factor for cardioembolic stroke. Small cerebral vascular disease is a syndrome of clinical, cognitive, imaging, and pathological manifestations caused by intracranial small vascular lesions. The imaging findings on cranial magnetic resonance usually shows recent subcortical small infarction, vascularised lacunae, white matter hypersignal, perivascular space enlargement, cerebral microhemorrhage, and brain atrophy. It is a major cause of neurological loss and cognitive function decline in the elderly. Current studies suggest that atrial fibrillation may increase the imaging load of cerebral small vessel disease through a series of mechanisms such as microembolization, hypoperfusion, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and lymphoid system dysfunction. The imaging of cerebral small vessel disease with atrial fibrillation has a potential relationship with cognitive function decline and is related to the occurrence and prognosis of stroke, even more has a potential role in suggesting the etiology and secondary prevention strategies of ischemic stroke.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Atrial Fibrillation / Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Stroke / Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases / Cognitive Dysfunction Type of study: Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Aged / Humans Language: English Journal: Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) Year: 2022 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Atrial Fibrillation / Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Stroke / Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases / Cognitive Dysfunction Type of study: Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Aged / Humans Language: English Journal: Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) Year: 2022 Type: Article