When should one consider obtaining a cardiac MRI in ischemic stroke patients?

What is the utility of it?

Answer from: at Community Practice

This is a terrific question. Cardiac MRI is increasingly utilized in the diagnostic evaluation of ischemic stroke and can uncover clinically covert cardiovascular disease. The clinical utility in ischemic stroke is most in patients with concern for LV thrombus (low EF or recent anterior ST elevation...

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It can be used to confirm questionable findings on...

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