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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020

The Anatomy of the Circle of Willis Is Not a Strong Enough Predictive Factor for the Prognosis of Cross-Clamping Intolerance during Carotid Endarterectomy.

Piotr Myrcha, Andrzej Lewczuk, Maciej Jakuciński, Mariusz Kozak, Dawid Siemieniuk, Dorota Różański, Dariusz Koziorowski, Witold Woźniak

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Piotr MyrchaChair and Clinic of General and Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, W02-091 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6683-429X
Andrzej LewczukDepartment of General Surgery, Medicover Hospital, 00-807 Warsaw, Poland.
Maciej JakucińskiDepartment of Radiology, Mazowiecki Brodnowski Hospital, 03-242 Warsaw, Poland.
Mariusz KozakDepartment of General, Vascular and Oncological Surgery, Masovian Brodnowski Hospital, 03-242 Warsaw, Poland.
Dawid SiemieniukDepartment of General, Vascular and Oncological Surgery, Masovian Brodnowski Hospital, 03-242 Warsaw, Poland.
Dorota RóżańskiDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Health Science, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland.
Dariusz KoziorowskiDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Health Science, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland.
Witold WoźniakChair and Clinic of General and Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, W02-091 Warsaw, Poland.
Medical University of Warsaw · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is safe and effective in reducing the risk of stroke in symptomatic severe carotid artery stenosis. Having information about cross-clamping (CC) intolerance before surgery may reduce the complication rate. The purpose of this study was to assess the usefulness of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and magnetic resonance angiography perfusion (P-MR) in determining the risk of CC intolerance during CEA. MATERIAL AND

methods40 patients after CEA with CC intolerance were included in Group I, and 15 with CC tolerance in Group II. All patients underwent MRA of the circle of Willis (CoW), P-MR with or without Acetazolamide; P(A)-MR in the postoperative period.

resultsCoW was normal in the MRA in three cases (7.5%) in Group I, and in eight (53%) in Group II. We found P-MR abnormalities in all patients from Group I and in 40% from Group II. Using a calculated cut-off point of 0.322, the patients were classified as CC tolerant with 100% sensitivity or as CC intolerant with 95% specificity. After evaluating P-MR or MRA alone, the percentage of false negative results significantly increased.

conclusionThe highest value in predicting cross-clamping intolerance is achieved by using analysis of P(A)-MR and MRA of the CoW in combination.

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carotid endarterectomycarotid magnetic resonance imagingcerebrovascular disease/strokecross-clamping intolerancemagnetic resonance perfusion

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PMID33276586
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