Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) Levels

Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) Levels

Lipoprotein(a) is a plasma lipoprotein and known cardiovascular risk factor most recently implicated in the development of high-risk carotid atherosclerotic plaques without significant carotid stenosis. We present a case of a young African-American female with recurrent embolic strokes of undetermin...

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Main Authors: Zachary Bulwa, Audrey Kim, Karandeep Singh, Alexander Kantorovich, Faten Suhail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Lipoprotein(a)
Stroke
Carotid Stenting
cryptogenic stroke
carotid atherosclerosis
Embolic stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS)
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2016.00144/full
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spelling doaj-0f169f1387724ee78cdcf830a1297f0e2020-11-25T00:04:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952016-08-01710.3389/fneur.2016.00144218161Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) LevelsZachary Bulwa0Audrey Kim1Karandeep Singh2Alexander Kantorovich3Faten Suhail4University of Chicago - NorthShore University Health SystemRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceChicago State UniversityAdvocate Christ Medical CenterLipoprotein(a) is a plasma lipoprotein and known cardiovascular risk factor most recently implicated in the development of high-risk carotid atherosclerotic plaques without significant carotid stenosis. We present a case of a young African-American female with recurrent embolic strokes of undetermined source. After our thorough investigation we identified the link between a small, irregular plaque in the right internal carotid artery and an extremely elevated plasma level of lipoprotein(a) as the source of her embolic strokes.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2016.00144/fullLipoprotein(a)StrokeCarotid Stentingcryptogenic strokecarotid atherosclerosisEmbolic stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS)
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author Zachary Bulwa
Audrey Kim
Karandeep Singh
Alexander Kantorovich
Faten Suhail
spellingShingle Zachary Bulwa
Audrey Kim
Karandeep Singh
Alexander Kantorovich
Faten Suhail
Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) Levels
Frontiers in Neurology
Lipoprotein(a)
Stroke
Carotid Stenting
cryptogenic stroke
carotid atherosclerosis
Embolic stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS)
author_facet Zachary Bulwa
Audrey Kim
Karandeep Singh
Alexander Kantorovich
Faten Suhail
author_sort Zachary Bulwa
title Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) Levels
title_short Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) Levels
title_full Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) Levels
title_fullStr Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) Levels
title_full_unstemmed Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) Levels
title_sort recurrent embolic strokes of undetermined source in a patient with extreme lipoprotein(a) levels
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Neurology
issn 1664-2295
publishDate 2016-08-01
description Lipoprotein(a) is a plasma lipoprotein and known cardiovascular risk factor most recently implicated in the development of high-risk carotid atherosclerotic plaques without significant carotid stenosis. We present a case of a young African-American female with recurrent embolic strokes of undetermined source. After our thorough investigation we identified the link between a small, irregular plaque in the right internal carotid artery and an extremely elevated plasma level of lipoprotein(a) as the source of her embolic strokes.
topic Lipoprotein(a)
Stroke
Carotid Stenting
cryptogenic stroke
carotid atherosclerosis
Embolic stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS)
url http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2016.00144/full
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