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Background: Patients with acute ischemic stroke and active cancer have more severe neurological symptoms, elevated risks of stroke recurrence, and death compared with the general population. We examined whether von Willebrand factor (vWF) antigen levels at stroke onset were associated with the poor outcomes of patients with stroke and cancer.
Methods And Results: Using data from 90 patients with acute ischemic stroke and active cancer who were registered in the SCAN (Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Cancer and Neoplasia) study, a prospective multicenter, observational study in Japan, we divided patients into 2 groups according to their median vWF antigen levels (high, n=46; or low, n=44).
Background Limited data exist on the prognostic factors for patients with ischemic stroke and active cancer. Methods and Results We conducted a prospective, multicenter, observational study in Japan, including patients with acute ischemic stroke and active cancer, to investigate the prognostic factors. We followed up the patients for 1 year after stroke onset.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Cerebrovascular diseases are common comorbidities in patients with cancer. Although active cancer causes ischemic stroke by multiple pathological conditions, including thromboembolism attributable to Trousseau syndrome, the relationship between stroke and inactive cancer is poorly known. The aim of this study was to elucidate the different underlying pathogeneses of cryptogenic stroke in active and inactive patients with cancer, with detailed investigation by transesophageal echocardiography.
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- The study aimed to enhance the evaluation of plaque vulnerability in patients with internal carotid artery stenosis by utilizing both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS).
- A total of 71 patients underwent carotid endarterectomy, and their plaques were categorized into high-signal-intensity plaques (HIPs) and non-HIPs based on MRI findings, with significant correlation noted between combined MRI and CEUS results and symptoms.
- Findings indicated that all symptomatic non-HIPs exhibited high-contrast effects on CEUS and were confirmed as vulnerable through histopathological analysis, highlighting the relevance of combined imaging techniques in assessing plaque instability.