Supracardiac atherosclerosis in embolic stroke of undetermined source: the underestimated source

G Ntaios, M Wintermark, P Michel - European heart journal, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The term 'embolic stroke of undetermined source'(ESUS) is used to describe patients with a
non-lacunar ischaemic stroke without any identified embolic source from the heart or the …

Intracranial atherosclerotic plaque as a potential cause of embolic stroke of undetermined source

L Tao, XQ Li, XW Hou, BQ Yang, C Xia, G Ntaios… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - jacc.org
Background Previous studies investigated the potential mechanism of embolic stroke of
undetermined source (ESUS) from extracranial artery plaque, but there has been no study …

Tailoring the approach to embolic stroke of undetermined source: a review

H Kamel, AE Merkler, C Iadecola, A Gupta… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance One-third of ischemic strokes have no identifiable cause after standard
evaluation. In 2014, researchers termed theseembolic strokes of undetermined source …

Embolic strokes of undetermined source in the Athens stroke registry: a descriptive analysis

G Ntaios, V Papavasileiou, H Milionis, K Makaritsis… - Stroke, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—A new clinical construct termed embolic stroke of undetermined
source (ESUS) was recently introduced, but no such population has been described yet. Our …

Atrial cardiomyopathy: an emerging cause of the embolic stroke of undetermined source

Y Ning, G Tse, G Luo, G Li - Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Nearly 30% of ischemic strokes have an unknown cause, which are referred to as
cryptogenic strokes (CS). Imaging studies suggest that a large proportion of these patients …

Atrial cardiopathy and nonstenosing large artery plaque in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source

H Kamel, LA Pearce, G Ntaios, DJ Gladstone, K Perera… - Stroke, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Atrial cardiopathy and atherosclerotic plaque are two potential
mechanisms underlying embolic strokes of undetermined source (ESUS). The relationship …

Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: JACC Review Topic of the Week

G Ntaios - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2020 - jacc.org
The term embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) was introduced in 2014 to describe
patients with a nonlacunar ischemic stroke and no convincing etiology. The terms ESUS and …

Secondary stroke prevention in cryptogenic stroke and embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS)

HC Diener, R Bernstein, R Hart - Current neurology and neuroscience …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review The purpose of the study was to review the literature on
cryptogenic stroke and embolic stroke of undetermined stroke (ESUS). Cryptogenic stroke …

Prevalence of ipsilateral nonstenotic carotid plaques on computed tomography angiography in embolic stroke of undetermined source

JM Ospel, N Singh, M Marko, M Almekhlafi… - Stroke, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) constitutes a
large proportion of acute ischemic stroke. It is crucial to identify possible stroke etiologies in …

Embolic stroke of undetermined source: a systematic review and clinical update

RG Hart, L Catanese, KS Perera, G Ntaios, SJ Connolly - Stroke, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) designates
patients with nonlacunar cryptogenic ischemic strokes in whom embolism is the likely stroke …