Evaluation of New Diagnostic Methods of Cardio-embolic Related (Atrial Fibrillation) Cerebral Infarction

Hopital Foch27 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to estimate the contribution of abdominal imaging by magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI) and abdominal scanner in the detection of subdiaphragmatic infarction associated to the atrial fibrillation in the cerebral infarction.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

MRIPROCEDURE

Abdominal scannerPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient over 18 * Patient having a CHADS-VAsc Score ≥ 2; * Patient hospitalized for a secondary established ischemic accident in an atrial fibrillation not anticoagulated (INR\<2 and/or receiving antiplatelet (aspirin, clopidogrel)) for less than 14 days; * Patient affiliated to a national insurance scheme or beneficiary * Patient having given a written consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patient presenting cognitive disorders incompatible with the planned examinations (MRI / SCANNER). * Pacemaker or implantable defibrillator, or other contraindication in the MRI (metallic eye brightness, intra cerebral clip). * Contraindication in injected scanner. * Current pregnancy

Locations (1)

Hôpital Foch

Suresnes, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of patients with subdiaphragmatic infarctions detected by abdominal MRI

Time frame: 14 days

Secondary Outcomes

Number of patients with subdiaphragmatic infarctions detected by abdominal scanner

Time frame: 14 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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