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ArticleScientific reports2024

Numerical flow experiment for assessing predictors for cerebrovascular accidents in patients with PHACES syndrome.

Karol Wiśniewski, Zbigniew Tyfa, Piotr Reorowicz, Michael G Brandel, Thomas Adel, Damian Obidowski, Krzysztof Jóźwik, Michael L Levy

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Karol WiśniewskiDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego-Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA. karol.lek@poczta.fm.
Zbigniew TyfaInstitute of Turbomachinery, Lodz University of Technology, 219/223 Wolczanska Str., 90-924, Lodz, Poland.
Piotr ReorowiczInstitute of Turbomachinery, Lodz University of Technology, 219/223 Wolczanska Str., 90-924, Lodz, Poland.
Michael G BrandelDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego-Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA.
Thomas AdelDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego-Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA.
Damian ObidowskiInstitute of Turbomachinery, Lodz University of Technology, 219/223 Wolczanska Str., 90-924, Lodz, Poland.
Krzysztof JóźwikInstitute of Turbomachinery, Lodz University of Technology, 219/223 Wolczanska Str., 90-924, Lodz, Poland.
Michael L LevyDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego-Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA.
Lodz University of Technology · PLRady Children's Hospital-San Diego · USMedical University of Vienna · ATUniversity of California, San Diego · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is an increased risk of cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) in individuals with PHACES, yet the precise causes are not well understood. In this analysis, we aimed to examine the role of arteriopathy in PHACES syndrome as a potential contributor to CVA. We analyzed clinical and radiological data from 282 patients with suspected PHACES syndrome. We analyzed clinical features, including the presence of infantile hemangioma and radiological features based on magnetic resonance angiography or computed tomography angiography, in individuals with PHACES syndrome according to the Garzon criteria. To analyze intravascular blood flow, we conducted a simulation based on the Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) method, utilizing radiological data. The collected data underwent statistical analysis. Twenty patients with PHACES syndrome were included. CVAs were noted in 6 cases. Hypoplasia (p = 0.03), severe tortuosity (p < 0.01), absence of at least one main cerebral artery (p < 0.01), and presence of persistent arteries (p = 0.01) were associated with CVAs, with severe tortuosity being the strongest predictor. The in-silico analysis showed that the combination of hypoplasia and severe tortuosity resulted in a strongly thrombogenic environment. Severe tortuosity, combined with hypoplasia, is sufficient to create a hemodynamic environment conducive to thrombus formation and should be considered high-risk for cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) in PHACES patients.

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HemangiomaStrokeCerebral ArteriesHumansMagnetic Resonance AngiographyTomography, X-Ray ComputedCerebrovascular accidentComputational fluid dynamicsPHACES syndromePredictorsThrombogenic environment

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PMID38431727
PMCPMC10908848
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