37 research outputs found
Secondary stroke prevention: patent foramen ovale, aortic plaque, and carotid stenosis
Get PDFStroke is the most debilitating cardiovascular event. It has a variety of causes that may be present simultaneously. In young or otherwise healthy people, the search for a patent foramen ovale (PFO) has become standard. In stroke of the elderly, atherosclerosis and atrial fibrillation are in the foreground but the PFO should not be ignored. The risk of a PFO-related stroke over time is controversial and so is its prevention by device closure. The association of proximal aortic plaques in arteries subtending the brain and stroke is considered strong, ignoring that it is as putative as that of the PFO. Statins can prevent progression of such plaques. Antiplatelet agents in asymptomatic and surgical endarterectomy in symptomatic patients or highly ulcerated lesions are the treatment of choice. Stenting with protection devices was shown competitive in selected patients
Catheter-Based Aortography Fails to Identify Aortic Atherosclerotic Lesions Detected on Transesophageal Echocardiography
No full textImaging the Ascending Aorta and Aortic Arch Using Transesophageal Echocardiography: The Expanded Aortic View
No full text3D MRI provides improved visualization and detection of aortic arch plaques compared to transesophageal echocardiography
No full textThoracic aortic calcification is associated with incident stroke in the general population in addition to established risk factors
No full textCircadian heart rate response to chronotherapy versus conventional therapy in patients with hypertension and myocardial ischemia
No full textThe utility of transoesophageal echocardiography to determine management in suspected embolic stroke
No full textRelation of transesophageal echocardiographic findings to subtypes of cerebral infarction in patients with atrial fibrillation
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Atherosclerosis of the ascending aorta is a predictor of renal dysfunction after cardiac operations
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