2021
The association between transthoracic echocardiogram parameters and white matter hyperintensities
Navarro KS, Wong KH, Ibrahim MM, de Havenon AH, Goldstein ED. The association between transthoracic echocardiogram parameters and white matter hyperintensities. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2021, 206: 106672. PMID: 33979694, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingBrain magnetic resonance imagingCerebral small vessel diseaseVentricular ejection fractionCardiac chamber sizeTransthoracic echocardiogramFazekas scoreEjection fractionAtrial areaTricuspid annular plane systolic excursionAnnular plane systolic excursionRight ventricular ejection fractionRight ventricular internal diameterRetrospective chart reviewRight atrial areaSmall vessel diseaseVentricular internal diameterMultivariate ordinal logistic regression modelWhite matter hyperintensitiesChamber sizeLogistic regression modelsOrdinal logistic regression modelsMore WMHChart reviewSystolic excursion
2017
Carotid intraplaque hemorrhage on vessel wall MRI does not correlate with TCD emboli monitoring in patients with recently symptomatic carotid atherosclerosis
de Havenon A, Tirschwell D, Majersik JJ, McNally S, Stoddard G, Moore A, Mossa-Basha M. Carotid intraplaque hemorrhage on vessel wall MRI does not correlate with TCD emboli monitoring in patients with recently symptomatic carotid atherosclerosis. The Neuroradiology Journal 2017, 30: 486-489. PMID: 28631982, PMCID: PMC5602332, DOI: 10.1177/1971400917707351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeSymptomatic carotid atherosclerosisCarotid atherosclerosisMicroembolic signalsIntraplaque hemorrhageCarotid intraplaque hemorrhageTranscranial DopplerVessel wall MRIIschemic strokeEmboli monitoringPresence of IPHRecent acute ischemic strokeTransient ischemic attackWarrants prospective studiesAcute stroke patientsRetrospective chart reviewRisk of strokeIschemic attackChart reviewProspective studyStroke patientsResults TwentyInclusion criteriaLarge cohortVolumetric MRI