Stroke Severity Predicted by Aortic Atheroma Detected by Ultra-Fast and Cardiac-Gated Chest Tomography

Stroke Severity Predicted by Aortic Atheroma Detected by Ultra-Fast and Cardiac-Gated Chest Tomography

Background and Purpose: The presence of aortic atherosclerosis is an independent risk factor for secondary stroke. The present study was designed to have an initial exploration of the correlation between the load and extent of aortic atheroma (AA) and initial stroke severity or clinical outcome 3 mo...

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Main Authors: Marc A Lazzaro, Osama O Zaidat, Mohammad eIssa, Robert C Gilkeson, Jeffery L Sunshine, Robert W Tarr, Shakir Husain Hakim, Jose I Suarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Atherosclerosis
Stroke
aortic atheroma
cardiac gated CT
Outcome
stroke severity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2011.00018/full

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