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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2022

Ischemic Stroke of Suspected Cardioembolic Origin Despite Anticoagulation: Does Thrombus Analysis Help to Clarify Etiology?

Benno Ikenberg, Tobias Boeckh-Behrens, Christian Maegerlein, Johanna Härtl, Moritz Hernandez Petzsche, Claus Zimmer, Silke Wunderlich, Maria Berndt

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Benno IkenbergDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Tobias Boeckh-BehrensDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Christian MaegerleinDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Johanna HärtlDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Moritz Hernandez PetzscheDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Claus ZimmerDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Silke WunderlichDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Maria BerndtDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Klinikum rechts der Isar · DETechnical University of Munich · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Despite sufficient oral anticoagulation (OAC) to prevent cardioembolism, some patients suffer from cerebral ischemic strokes of suspected cardioembolic origin. Reasons for that are not clarified yet. In certain cases, the suspected cardioembolic origin of stroke is questioned. This study aimed to understand the thrombi origin and pathophysiology in patients suffering from stroke despite OAC by the analysis of histologic thrombus composition and imaging characteristics. Materials and Methods: On two distinct cohorts, we retrospectively analyzed histologic ( Results: Fibrin/platelet content of suspected cardioembolic thrombi (mean/SD 57.2% ± 13) is higher than in non-cardioembolic thrombi (48.9% ± 17; Conclusion: Thrombi of the suspected cardioembolic origin of patients with prior OAC do not differ in their histologic composition from those without prior OAC, but both differ from non-cardioembolic thrombi. These histologic results make a non-cardioembolic etiology for strokes despite prior OAC rather unlikely but favor other reasons for these ischemic events. Perviousness assessment reinforces the histologic findings, with additional information about the OAC thrombi, which present with higher perviousness. This suggests that OAC would not affect the relative histologic thrombus composition but may alter the microstructure, as reflected by perviousness.

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anticoagulationcardioembolismhistologyperviousnessstrokethrombectomythrombus

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