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11596781

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-12
pubmed:abstractText
Severe aortic arch atheroma (AAA) is a strong risk factor for ischaemic stroke, but it is unclear whether AAA is a source of cerebral emboli or simply a marker of cerebral atherosclerosis. The purpose of this study was to find out the prevalence of asymptomatic cerebral embolic signals (ES) in patients with acute cerebral ischaemia, AAA and no other potential source of cerebral embolism. Forty patients with anterior circulation ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) were prospectively studied using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and transcranial Doppler (TCD) scanning within seven days of symptom onset. Patients with a cardiac source of embolism or carotid stenosis > 50% were excluded. ES were detected in 14.3% (2/14) of patients with AAA > or = 4 mm and in no patients with AAA < 4 mm or no AAA (p=0.14). The findings suggest that ES may be associated with severe AAA but their prevalence is low in this setting.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0340-5354
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
248
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
768-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Asymptomatic cerebral embolic signals in patients with acute cerebral ischaemia and severe aortic arch atherosclerosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Hopital Rangueil, Toulouse, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article