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
2015
Ischemic Stroke Patients with Active Malignancy or Extracardiac Shunts Are More Likely to Have a Right-to-Left Shunt Found by TCD Than Echocardiogram
de Havenon A, Moore A, Sultan-Qurraie A, Majersik JJ, Stoddard G, Tirschwell D. Ischemic Stroke Patients with Active Malignancy or Extracardiac Shunts Are More Likely to Have a Right-to-Left Shunt Found by TCD Than Echocardiogram. Translational Stroke Research 2015, 6: 361-364. PMID: 26205844, DOI: 10.1007/s12975-015-0414-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrain IschemiaEchocardiographyEchocardiography, TransesophagealFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedStrokeUltrasonography, Doppler, TranscranialConceptsIschemic stroke patientsTranscranial DopplerActive malignancyLeft shuntIschemic strokeExtracardiac shuntsStroke patientsPositive transcranial DopplersRecent ischemic strokePercent of patientsComorbid medical conditionsPatent foramen ovalePulmonary arteriovenous malformationsDetection of rightNegative TTEOccult malignancyTOAST classificationCryptogenic strokeStroke subtypesForamen ovaleStandard workupShunt statusArteriovenous malformationsMedical conditionsPatients