Distribution, Severity and Risk Factors for Aortic Atherosclerosis in Cerebral Ischemia
Sen S, Wu K, McNamara R, Lima J, Piantadosi S, Oppenheimer S. Distribution, Severity and Risk Factors for Aortic Atherosclerosis in Cerebral Ischemia. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2000, 10: 102-109. PMID: 10686448, DOI: 10.1159/000016038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsAortic atheromaAortic plaquesCarotid stenosisStroke/TIA patientsSymptomatic coronary artery diseaseAortic plaque thicknessThoracic aortic plaqueTransesophageal echocardiography assessmentIndependent risk factorCoronary artery diseaseIschemic heart diseaseExtracranial carotid stenosisTIA patientsAortic atherosclerosisAsymptomatic patientsIschemic strokeArtery diseaseCerebral ischemiaConsecutive patientsEchocardiography assessmentMultivariable analysisProximal aortaCardiac screeningHeart disease