2000
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
1998
Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Predicting Mortality and Morbidity in Stroke Patients Without Clinically Known Cardiac Sources of Embolus 11The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the United States Navy, Department of Defense, or the United States Government.
O’Brien P, Thiemann D, McNamara R, Roberts J, Raska K, Oppenheimer S, Lima J. Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Predicting Mortality and Morbidity in Stroke Patients Without Clinically Known Cardiac Sources of Embolus 11The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the United States Navy, Department of Defense, or the United States Government. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1998, 81: 1144-1151. PMID: 9605057, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00132-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous echo contrastRecurrent strokeTransesophageal echocardiographyMyocardial infarctionEcho contrastAtrial spontaneous echo contrastMitral valve strandsNonfatal myocardial infarctionTransient ischemic attackIschemic stroke patientsMitral annular calcificationMitral valve thickeningRecent myocardial infarctionAtrial septal defectMultiplane transesophageal echocardiographyAscending aorticCardiovascular survivalHeart thrombusIschemic attackPeripheral embolismAortic atherosclerosisCardiac causesFatal strokeVascular causesAnnular calcification