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ArticleAnnals of clinical and translational neurology2018

Atherosclerosis in stroke-related vascular beds and stroke risk: A 3-D MR vessel wall imaging study.

Dongye Li, Wei Dai, Ying Cai, Yongjun Han, Guoen Yao, Huijun Chen, Chun Yuan, Lei Xiao, Xihai Zhao

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Article in Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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Dongye LiCenter for Brain Disorders Research Capital Medical University and Beijing Institute of Brain Disorders Beijing China.ORCID 0000-0001-5272-1473
Wei DaiDepartment of Neurology The First Affiliated Hospital of the PLA General Hospital Beijing China.
Ying CaiDepartment of Radiology Taizhou People's Hospital Taizhou China.
Yongjun HanCenter for Brain Disorders Research Capital Medical University and Beijing Institute of Brain Disorders Beijing China.
Guoen YaoDepartment of Neurology The First Affiliated Hospital of the PLA General Hospital Beijing China.
Huijun ChenCenter for Biomedical Imaging Research Department of Biomedical Engineering Tsinghua University School of Medicine Beijing China.
Chun YuanCenter for Biomedical Imaging Research Department of Biomedical Engineering Tsinghua University School of Medicine Beijing China.
Lei XiaoDepartment of Neurology Beijing Fengtai Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Beijing China.
Xihai ZhaoCenter for Biomedical Imaging Research Department of Biomedical Engineering Tsinghua University School of Medicine Beijing China.
Capital Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNBeijing Fengtai Hospital · CNChinese Institute for Brain Research · CNNantong University · CNTsinghua University · CNUniversity of Washington · US

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Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the characteristics of atherosclerotic plaques in stroke-related vascular beds and their relationship with stroke using three-dimensional magnetic resonance (MR) vessel wall imaging.

methodsFifty-two symptomatic patients (mean age: 56.3 ± 13.4 years; 38 males) were enrolled and underwent MR vessel wall imaging for stroke-related vascular beds including intracranial and extracranial carotid arteries and aortic arch and routine MR imaging for brain. The maximum wall thickness (Max WT) and luminal stenosis of each plaque were measured. The presence/absence of atherosclerotic plaque, intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH), and severe stenosis (stenosis >50%) at each vascular bed and acute ischemic lesion (AIL) were determined. The correlation between Max WT of each vascular bed and AIL was analyzed.

resultsOf 52 patients, 24 (46.2%) had AILs, and 30 (57.7%), 34 (65.4%), and 11 (21.2%) had plaques in intracranial artery, extracranial carotid artery, and aortic arch, respectively. The prevalence of IPH and severe stenosis was 25% and 26.9% for intracranial arteries, 13.5% and 9.6% for extracranial carotid artery, and 3.8% and 0% for aortic arch, respectively. In discriminating AIL, Max WT of intracranial artery had the highest area-under-the-curve (AUC = 0.84), followed by extracranial carotid artery (AUC = 0.83) and aortic arch (AUC = 0.78) after adjusted for confounding factors. The AUC of Max WT combined three stroked-related vascular beds reached 0.87.

conclusionExtracranial carotid arteries have the highest prevalence of plaques and intraplaque hemorrhage and severe stenosis are most frequently seen in intracranial arteries in Asian symptomatic patients. The Max WT combined three stroke-related vascular beds show stronger predictive value for AIL than each vascular bed alone.

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