2006
Neuroanatomic correlates of stroke-related myocardial injury
Ay H, Koroshetz W, Benner T, Vangel M, Melinosky C, Arsava E, Ayata C, Zhu M, Schwamm L, Sorensen A. Neuroanatomic correlates of stroke-related myocardial injury. Neurology 2006, 66: 1325-1329. PMID: 16525122, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000206077.13705.6d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersBrain IschemiaCardiomyopathiesCase-Control StudiesCerebral CortexCerebral InfarctionDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingFemaleHumansInfarction, Middle Cerebral ArteryMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardiumNecrosisParietal LobeSingle-Blind MethodSympathetic Nervous SystemTroponin TConceptsCTnT elevationMyocardial injuryIschemic strokeRight middle cerebral artery infarctionSerum cardiac troponin T levelsCardiac troponin T elevationBrain regionsMiddle cerebral artery infarctionCardiac troponin T levelsPrimary cardiac causeTroponin T elevationAcute ischemic strokeTroponin T levelsCerebral artery infarctionCoronary artery diseaseSex-matched patientsRight inferior parietal lobuleSpecific brain regionsInferior parietal lobuleFrequency of rightBrain infarctionCardiac causesInfarction volumeSymptom onsetArtery disease
2002
‘Footprints’ of Transient Ischemic Attacks: A Diffusion-Weighted MRI Study
Ay H, Oliveira-Filho J, Buonanno F, Schaefer P, Furie K, Chang Y, Rordorf G, Schwamm L, Gonzalez R, Koroshetz W. ‘Footprints’ of Transient Ischemic Attacks: A Diffusion-Weighted MRI Study. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2002, 14: 177-186. PMID: 12403950, DOI: 10.1159/000065682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackFast fluid attenuated inversion recoveryDiffusion-weighted imagingIschemic attackDWI lesionsFocal neurologic symptomsHalf of patientsDiffusion-weighted MRI studiesFluid attenuated inversion recoveryAttenuated inversion recoveryBrain infarctionClinical characteristicsNeurologic symptomsConsecutive patientsIndependent predictorsIschemic injuryMotor symptomsRecent infarctionCerebrovascular abnormalitiesClinical syndromeVascular territoriesStroke mechanismMRI studiesPatientsInfarction