Symptomatic Nonstenotic Carotids: A Topical Review

L Savastano, W Brinjikji, H Lutsep, H Chen… - Stroke, 2024 - ahajournals.org
Historically, the management of carotid artery disease has primarily focused on the degree
of stenosis as the main indicator for assessing stroke etiology, risk, and need for …

Non-stenotic carotid plaques in embolic stroke of unknown source

J Kamtchum-Tatuene, AZ Nomani, S Falcione… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Embolic stroke of unknown source (ESUS) represents one in five ischemic strokes.
Ipsilateral non-stenotic carotid plaques are identified in 40% of all ESUS. In this narrative …

State of the art stroke imaging: A current perspective

R McDonough, J Ospel… - Canadian Association of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Acute stroke is a widespread, debilitating disease. Fortunately, it also has one of the most
effective therapeutic options available in medicine, endovascular treatment. Imaging plays a …

Symptomatic non-stenotic carotid disease in embolic stroke of undetermined source: analysis of the ESCAPE-NA1 trial

M Marko, N Singh, JM Ospel, K Uchida… - Clinical …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Non-stenotic (< 50%) carotid disease may play an important etiological
role in ischemic stroke classified as embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS). We …

Meta-analysis comparing the frequency of carotid artery stenosis in patients with atrial fibrillation and vice versa

JJ Noubiap, TA Agbaedeng, JN Tochie… - The American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and carotid stenosis (CS) can coexist and this association has been
reported to result in a higher risk of stroke than attributed to either condition alone. Here we …

Vessel wall MR imaging of aortic arch, cervical carotid and intracranial arteries in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source: A narrative review

Y Sakai, VT Lehman, LB Eisenmenger… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Despite advancements in multi-modal imaging techniques, a substantial portion of ischemic
stroke patients today remain without a diagnosed etiology after conventional workup. Based …

[HTML][HTML] Nonstenotic Carotid Plaque in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source

GM Grosse, JT Sieweke, S Biber, NL Ziegler… - Stroke, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background and Purpose: Approximately one-sixth of all ischemic strokes are attributable to
embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS). Recent analyses suggest that atrial …

How often is occult atrial fibrillation in cryptogenic stroke causal vs. incidental? A meta-analysis

N Chaisinanunkul, S Khurshid, BH Buck… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Long-term cardiac monitoring studies have unveiled low-burden, occult atrial
fibrillation (AF) in some patients with otherwise cryptogenic stroke (CS), but occult AF is also …

Ultrasound assessment of extracranial carotids and vertebral arteries in acute cerebral ischemia

K Psychogios, G Magoufis, O Kargiotis, A Safouris… - Medicina, 2020 - mdpi.com
Assessing ischemic etiology and mechanism during the acute phase of an ischemic stroke is
crucial in order to tailor and monitor appropriate treatment and determine prognosis …

Increased incidence of napkin-ring sign plaques on cervicocerebral computed tomography angiography associated with the risk of acute ischemic stroke occurrence

J Wu, Y Zou, X Meng, Z Fan, R van der Geest, F Cui… - European …, 2024 - Springer
Objectives Carotid atherosclerosis plays an essential role in the occurrence of ischemic
stroke. This study aimed to investigate whether a larger burden of napkin-ring sign (NRS) …