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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2023

Prevalence and associated factors of basilar artery dolichosis in patients with acute cerebral infarction.

Shugang Cao, Mingfeng Zhai, Jun He, Ping Cui, Tingting Ge, Jian Wang, Wen'an Xu, Rongfeng Wang, Mingwu Xia

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Shugang CaoDepartment of Neurology, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Mingfeng ZhaiDepartment of Neurology, The People's Hospital of Fuyang, Fuyang, China.
Jun HeDepartment of Neurology, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Ping CuiDepartment of Radiology, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Tingting GeDepartment of Neurology, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Jian WangDepartment of Neurology, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Wen'an XuDepartment of Neurology, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Rongfeng WangDepartment of Neurology, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Mingwu XiaDepartment of Neurology, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.

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Introduction: Little attention has been given to the factors associated with basilar artery (BA) dolichosis. This study aims to elucidate the prevalence and associated factors of BA dolichosis in patients with acute cerebral infarction (ACI). Methods: We collected the clinical and laboratory data of 719 patients with ACI admitted to our department. Magnetic resonance angiography was used to evaluate the geometric parameters of the BA and intracranial vertebral arteries (VAs). A BA curve length > 29.5 mm or bending length (BL) > 10 mm was identified as BA dolichosis. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were performed to determine the factors associated with BA dolichosis. Results: Among 719 patients with ACI, 238 (33.1%) demonstrated BA dolichosis, including 226 (31.4%) with simple BA dolichosis and 12 (1.7%) with basilar artery dolichoectasia (BADE). Pearson correlation analyses showed that BA curve length was positively correlated with BL ( Conclusion: This study suggests that BA dolichosis was common in patients with ACI, and the morphological parameters of the vertebrobasilar artery and acquired risk factors (including smoking and diabetes) were risk factors for BA dolichosis.

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basilar artery dolichosiscerebral infarctiondiabetes mellitusstrokevertebrobasilar dolichoectasia

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