Impaired Left Atrial Function in Patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source
Background/Objectives: Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS) refers to non-lacunar ischemic stroke without an identified cause and is presumed to be related to a cardioembolic mechanism. A potential etiological factor is atrial fibrosis leading to left atrial (LA) dysfunction, also known as atrial cardiomyopathy...