Shan Sui Nio, MD

CONTACT

Jonathan M Coutinho, MD, PhD

CONTACT

Lead Sponsor

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Age

18 - No limit years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

•Age 18 years or older
•Clinical diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke
•Written informed consent from patient or representative
•Radiological diagnosis of cardiac thrombus in the LA, including the LAA, on cardiac CT acquired during the initial stroke imaging protocol.

•Patients with a diagnosis other than acute ischemic stroke, such as: transient ischemic attack, intracerebral haemorrhage, subarachnoid haemorrhage, epilepsy, tumor.
•Absolute contraindication for TEE:
•* Perforated viscus
•* Esophageal stricture
•* Esophageal tumor
•* Esophageal perforation, laceration
•* Esophageal diverticulum
•* Active upper GI bleed
•Absolute contraindication for repeat cardiac CT
•* Documented previous severe reaction to iodinated contrast media, including anaphylaxis, angioedema and bronchospasm.
•* Severely impaired kidney function defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate of 30 mL/min/1.73 m2.