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11054134

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-3
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to identify ultrasonic tissue characteristics and stenosis of carotid plaques that correspond to amaurosis fugax, hemispheric transient ischaemic attack, and stroke. At total of 146 symptomatic carotid plaques (136 patients) associated with amaurosis fugax, hemispheric transient ischaemic attack, stroke, and having 50-99% stenosis on duplex, were studied. These plaques were imaged on duplex, captured in a computer and their grey scale median was evaluated to distinguish the dark (low grey scale median) from the bright (high grey scale median) plaques. Stenosis was assessed on duplex. The amaurosis fugax group corresponded to carotid plaques with low grey scale median and severe stenosis, as contrasted with the other two groups (hemispheric transient ischaemic attack and stroke) (P < 0.05). These results suggested that amaurosis fugax was dependent only on the instability of carotid plaques, whereas hemispheric transient ischaemic attack and stroke were both dependent on carotid plaques and other pathogenetic factors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1351-5101
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
499-508
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Patterns of cerebrovascular symptomatology associated with carotid atheroma.
pubmed:affiliation
Irvine Laboratory for Cardiovascular Investigation and Research, Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Praed St, Paddington, London, UK. t.tegos@ic.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article