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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2024

Cervicocerebral Atherosclerosis Burden Increases Long-Term Mortality in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack.

Kati Lainelehto, Juha-Pekka Pienimäki, Sirpa Savilahti, Heini Huhtala, Heikki Numminen, Jukka Putaala

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Kati LainelehtoDepartment of Neurology Kanta Häme Central Hospital Hämeenlinna Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-8074-1807
Juha-Pekka PienimäkiDepartment of Radiology Tampere University Hospital Tampere Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-1548-3095
Sirpa SavilahtiDepartment of Radiology Tampere University Hospital Tampere Finland.ORCID 0009-0008-9265-674X
Heini HuhtalaFaculty of Social Sciences Tampere University Tampere Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-1372-430X
Heikki NumminenDepartment of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Tampere University Hospital Tampere Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-9343-0269
Jukka PutaalaDepartment of Neurology Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-6630-6104

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backgroundThe influence of burden of atherosclerosis in the brain supplying arteries on mortality in patients with acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack is poorly known. We assessed whether total burden of atherosclerosis within cervicocerebral arteries is associated with long-term mortality. METHODS AND

resultsA total of 406 patients (median age, 71.8 years; 57.9% male) with acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack were included and their cervicocerebral arteries imaged with computed tomography angiography. The presence of atherosclerotic findings was scored for 25 artery segments and points were summed as a Cervicocerebral Atherosclerosis Burden (CAB) score, analyzed as quartiles. Data on all-cause mortality came from Statistics Finland. After a median follow-up of 7.3 years, 147 (33.5%) patients had died. Compared with surviving patients, those who died had a higher median CAB score (5, interquartile range 2-10 versus 11, 7-16;

conclusionsThe main findings of our study were the increasing mortality with the total burden of computed tomography angiography-defined atherosclerosis in the brain supplying arteries after ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack and that the CAB score-integrating this pathology-independently increased all-cause mortality.

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Computed Tomography AngiographyIschemic Attack, TransientIschemic StrokeAgedAged, 80 and overCerebral AngiographyFemaleFinlandHumansIntracranial ArteriosclerosisMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime Factorsatherosclerosisextracranial stenosisintracranial arteriosclerosismortalitystroke

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