2023
Left ventricular hypertrophy and left atrial size are associated with ischemic strokes among non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant users
Das A, Gökçal E, Fouks A, Horn M, Regenhardt R, Viswanathan A, Singhal A, Schwamm L, Greenberg S, Gurol M. Left ventricular hypertrophy and left atrial size are associated with ischemic strokes among non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant users. Journal Of Neurology 2023, 270: 5578-5588. PMID: 37548681, PMCID: PMC11111216, DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-11916-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrior cerebrovascular eventsAtrial volume indexVentricular hypertrophyCerebrovascular eventsNOAC usersAtrial sizeIS recurrenceSevere white matter hyperintensitiesVolume indexCerebral small vessel diseaseOral anticoagulant usersChronic renal failureRisk of strokeCox regression analysisQuaternary care centerSmall vessel diseaseAge-matched controlsWhite matter hyperintensitiesMultivariable regression modelsAnticoagulant usersApixaban useDabigatran useResults112 patientsMultivariable adjustmentOral anticoagulantsMechanistic Implications of Cortical Superficial Siderosis in Patients With Mixed Location Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Cerebral Microbleeds
Das A, Gokcal E, Biffi A, Regenhardt R, Pasi M, Abramovitz Fouks A, Viswanathan A, Goldstein J, Schwamm L, Rosand J, Greenberg S, Gurol M. Mechanistic Implications of Cortical Superficial Siderosis in Patients With Mixed Location Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Cerebral Microbleeds. Neurology 2023, 101: e636-e644. PMID: 37290968, PMCID: PMC10424843, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical superficial siderosisCerebral microbleedsSuperficial siderosisIntracerebral hemorrhageHypertensive end-organ damagePresence of CMBsCerebral small vessel diseaseAdjusted hazard ratioEnd-organ damageCoronary artery diseaseDeep cerebral microbleedsSmall vessel diseaseImaging-based classificationLogistic regression modelsICH survivorsProspective databaseHazard ratioReferral centerArtery diseaseConsecutive patientsVentricular hypertrophyVessel diseaseICH recurrenceWarrant confirmationICH risk
2022
Improving detection of cerebral small vessel disease aetiology in patients with isolated lobar intracerebral haemorrhage
Das A, Gokcal E, Regenhardt R, Horn M, Schwab K, Daoud N, Viswanathan A, Kimberly W, Goldstein J, Biffi A, Rost N, Rosand J, Schwamm L, Greenberg S, Gurol M. Improving detection of cerebral small vessel disease aetiology in patients with isolated lobar intracerebral haemorrhage. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2022, 8: 26-33. PMID: 35981809, PMCID: PMC9985798, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2022-001653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular hypertrophyCerebral amyloid angiopathyLobar intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhageImaging markerFrequency of LVHCerebral small vessel diseaseSmall vessel diseaseAetiologic groupsLobar lacunesAmyloid angiopathyVentricular hypertrophyVessel diseasePresence/distributionPatientsDisease etiologyHemorrhageLacunesMarkersRegression modelsAngiopathyHigh frequencyHypertrophyEtiologyDisease