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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2024

Association of Transcranial Doppler Microembolic Signal With Short-Term Mortality in Acute Ischemic Stroke and Active Cancer.

Sono Toi, Eiko Higuchi, Megumi Hosoya, Satoko Arai, Kentaro Ishizuka, Takafumi Mizuno, Takao Hoshino, Yukiko Tsutsumi, Kazuo Kitagawa

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Sono ToiDepartment of Medicine Tokyo Women's Medical University Adachi Medical Center Tokyo Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1990-4707
Eiko HiguchiDepartment of Neurology Tokyo Women's Medical University Tokyo Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8923-6006
Megumi HosoyaDepartment of Neurology Tokyo Women's Medical University Tokyo Japan.ORCID 0009-0000-2817-9119
Satoko AraiDepartment of Neurology Tokyo Women's Medical University Tokyo Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1636-7184
Kentaro IshizukaDepartment of Neurology Tokyo Women's Medical University Tokyo Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9571-7148
Takafumi MizunoDepartment of Neurology Tokyo Women's Medical University Tokyo Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5199-4293
Takao HoshinoDepartment of Neurology Tokyo Women's Medical University Tokyo Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2477-9755
Yukiko TsutsumiDepartment of Neurology Tokyo Women's Medical University Tokyo Japan.
Kazuo KitagawaDepartment of Medicine Tokyo Women's Medical University Adachi Medical Center Tokyo Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7669-231X

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Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to clarify the characteristics and survival prediction value of transcranial Doppler microembolic signals (MES) in patients with acute cerebral infarction and active cancer. METHODS AND

resultsBetween 2017 and 2022, 1089 cases of acute cerebral infarction were recorded within 7 days of disease onset. Among them, transcranial Doppler was successful in 33 patients who had active cancer, and these data were analyzed in this study. The primary outcomes were stroke recurrence and mortality at 3 months. The study population had the following characteristics [median (interquartile range)]: age, 70 years (63-78); body mass index, 21.6 (20-24), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale 3 (1-6), and modified Rankin Scale score at discharge 1 (1-4). The most common cancer types were lung (24%), pancreatic (24%), and intestinal (18%). MES was present in 16 of 33 patients (48.5%). The presence and number of MES were significantly associated with the levels of D-dimer (

conclusionsIn patients with acute ischemic stroke and active cancer, the presence of MES was associated with D-dimer and C-reactive protein levels and multiple and 3-territory ischemic lesions, and was predictive of short-term survival.

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Intracranial EmbolismIschemic StrokeNeoplasmsUltrasonography, Doppler, TranscranialAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime Factorsactive cancercoagulopathymicroembolic signalsstroketranscranial Doppler

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PMCPMC11964045

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