Aortic Arch Atherosclerosis——An Important Potential Source Of Cerebral Embolic Stroke
Background and purpose: Recent years with use of transesophageal echography renew awareness of aortic atherosclerosis. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence, clinical significance, and embolic potential of thoracic aortic plaque in patients with cerebral emblism; and further study the correlation aortic plaque with carotid or heart disease. Method: 49 consecutive patients with cerebral embolism was included in this sutdy. We uscd TEE to evaluated potential source of emboli in aortic arch and heart, and duplex in carotid artery. A atherosclerotic lesion of thoracic aorta was defined as normal(O); mild plaque (1); moderate plaque (2); protruding plaque or mobile plaque (3). Result: 31(63%) patients showed evidence of AAA; 7 (14.3%) patients had mild AAA, 9 (18.4%) patients had moderate AAA and 15 (32.7%) patients had severe AAA, In these 15 patients 11 patients neither severe ICAA or embolic heart disease, the AAA may be responsible to the cerebral embolism; 33 patients had internal carotid arterial atherosclerosis(ICAA), 9 patients had embolic heart disease; Age, ICAA had significant correlated with aortic plaque. Conclusion: Aortic atherosclerosis is common in cerebral embolism. Aortic plaque might be not only responsible for some unexplained embolic event, but also for some of the embolic stroke in the group of patient do have carotid artery or heart disease. Age might be important risk factor for the development of atherosclerotic lesion in the thoracic aorta.
heart disease、cerebral embolism、thoracic aorta、carotid artery、potential source、risk factor、aortic arch
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O39;R74
2005-07-07（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
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