[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic stroke

G Tsivgoulis, A Safouris, DE Kim… - Journal of stroke, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Atherosclerosis is a major cause of ischemic stroke that can be effectively prevented with
appropriate lifestyle modifications and control of cardiovascular risk factors. Medical …

Magnetic resonance imaging for diagnostic workup of embolic stroke of undetermined source: A systematic review

N Khenkina, A Aimo, I Fabiani… - … Journal of Stroke, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) refers to ischemic stroke where
the underlying cause of thromboembolism cannot be found despite the recommended …

Investigation of aortic wall thickness, stiffness and flow reversal in patients with cryptogenic stroke: a 4D flow MRI study

K Jarvis, G Soulat, M Scott, A Vali… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Stroke etiology is undetermined in approximately one‐sixth to one‐third of
patients. The presence of aortic flow reversal and plaques in the descending aorta (DAo) …

[HTML][HTML] Aortic atheroma as a source of stroke–assessment of embolization risk using 3D CMR in stroke patients and controls

T Wehrum, I Dragonu, C Strecker, F Schuchardt… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background It was our purpose to identify vulnerable plaques in the thoracic aorta using 3D
multi-contrast CMR and estimate the risk of cerebral embolization using 4D flow CMR in …

Voxel‐by‐voxel 4D flow MRI‐based assessment of regional reverse flow in the aorta

X Shen, S Schnell, AJ Barker, K Suwa… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Complex and reverse flow in the aorta has been implicated in aneurysm
development and stroke via retrograde embolization. Purpose To evaluate global and …

Characterization of atherosclerotic disease in thoracic aorta: a 3D, multicontrast vessel wall imaging study

C Zhou, H Qiao, L He, C Yuan, H Chen, Q Zhang… - European journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the characteristics of plaque in the thoracic aorta using three
dimensional multicontrast magnetic resonance imaging. Materials and methods Elderly …

Imaging Biomarkers and Prevalence of Complex Aortic Plaque in Cryptogenic Stroke: A Systematic Review

Y Sakai, Q Cao, J Rubin, J Witsch… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Complex aortic plaque (CAP) is a potential embolic source in patients with
cryptogenic stroke (CS). We review CAP imaging criteria for transesophageal …

Retrograde aortic blood flow as a mechanism of stroke: MR evaluation of the prevalence in a population-based study

A Harloff, P Hagenlocher, T Lodemann… - European …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives Retrograde blood flow from complex atheroma in the descending aorta (DAo)
has only recently been described as a potential mechanism of stroke. However, prevalence …

Stroke of undetermined cause: workup and secondary prevention

C Weimar - Current opinion in neurology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Stroke of undetermined cause: workup and secondary preventio... : Current Opinion in
Neurology Stroke of undetermined cause: workup and secondary prevention : Current Opinion …

Detection of vulnerable plaque in patients with cryptogenic stroke

A Bayer-Karpinska, A Schindler… - Neuroimaging …, 2016 - neuroimaging.theclinics.com
Stroke is still one of the leading causes of death and disability in industrialized countries. 1
Currently used stroke classification systems consider atherosclerotic lesions of the carotid …