scholarly journals Detailed phenotyping of posterior vs. anterior circulation ischemic stroke: a multi-center MRI study

2019 ◽  
Vol 267 (3) ◽  
pp. 649-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petrea Frid ◽  
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Mattias Drake ◽  
A. K. Giese ◽  
J. Wasselius ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Artery Occlusion ◽  
Large Artery ◽  
Small Artery ◽  
Anterior Circulation ◽  
Lesion Location ◽  
Stroke Subtypes ◽  
Small Artery Occlusion ◽  
Male Sex

Abstract Objective Posterior circulation ischemic stroke (PCiS) constitutes 20–30% of ischemic stroke cases. Detailed information about differences between PCiS and anterior circulation ischemic stroke (ACiS) remains scarce. Such information might guide clinical decision making and prevention strategies. We studied risk factors and ischemic stroke subtypes in PCiS vs. ACiS and lesion location on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in PCiS. Methods Out of 3,301 MRIs from 12 sites in the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Stroke Genetics Network (SiGN), we included 2,381 cases with acute DWI lesions. The definition of ACiS or PCiS was based on lesion location. We compared the groups using Chi-squared and logistic regression. Results PCiS occurred in 718 (30%) patients and ACiS in 1663 (70%). Diabetes and male sex were more common in PCiS vs. ACiS (diabetes 27% vs. 23%, p < 0.05; male sex 68% vs. 58%, p < 0.001). Both were independently associated with PCiS (diabetes, OR = 1.29; 95% CI 1.04–1.61; male sex, OR = 1.46; 95% CI 1.21–1.78). ACiS more commonly had large artery atherosclerosis (25% vs. 20%, p < 0.01) and cardioembolic mechanisms (17% vs. 11%, p < 0.001) compared to PCiS. Small artery occlusion was more common in PCiS vs. ACiS (20% vs. 14%, p < 0.001). Small artery occlusion accounted for 47% of solitary brainstem infarctions. Conclusion Ischemic stroke subtypes differ between the two phenotypes. Diabetes and male sex have a stronger association with PCiS than ACiS. Definitive MRI-based PCiS diagnosis aids etiological investigation and contributes additional insights into specific risk factors and mechanisms of injury in PCiS.

Abstract T P153: Women and Men with Ischemic Stroke in SiGN Have Different Subtype Distributions and Risk Factors

Stroke ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn M Rexrode ◽  
Braxton D Mitchell ◽  
Kathleen A Ryan ◽  
Steven J Kittner ◽  
Hakan Ay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Stroke Risk ◽  
Cardioembolic Stroke ◽  
Relative Distribution ◽  
Large Artery ◽  
Stroke Risk Factors ◽  
Stroke Subtypes ◽  
Small Artery Occlusion ◽  
Ischemic Stroke Risk

Introduction: The relative distribution of stroke risk factors, as well as ischemic stroke subtypes, in women compared with men is not well described. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that the distribution of ischemic stroke risk factors and subtypes would differ by sex, with a later onset in women and greater proportion of comorbidities. Methods: The NINDS Stroke Genetics Network (SiGN) consortium was established to evaluate genetic risk factors for ischemic stroke. A total of 23 separate studies performed Causative Classification of Stroke (CCS) typing using standardized criteria on ischemic stroke cases and contributed data on risk factors. We compared the distribution of ischemic stroke risk factors and CCS phenotypes between men and women with ischemic stroke. Results: Of the 16,228 ischemic strokes in SiGN, 8005 (49.3%) occurred in women. Median age at stroke was older in female than male stroke cases (73 vs. 66 years) (p=<0.0001). Among stroke cases, women were more likely than men cases to have hypertension or atrial fibrillation and less likely to have diabetes or coronary artery disease, or to smoke (p <0.003 for all). The distribution of stroke subtypes also differed by sex, with women less likely than men to have large artery infarction and small artery occlusion, and more likely to have cardioembolic stroke and undetermined stroke due to incomplete work-up (p values all <0.0001; see Table). Results were similar when the distribution of stroke subtypes was examined for those <70 years and ≥70 years, except for cardioembolic stroke remaining more common only among women ≥70. Conclusions: In this large group of carefully phenotyped ischemic strokes, the distribution of ischemic stroke subtypes and risk factor profiles differ significantly by sex. Evaluation of the causes of these differences may highlight areas for improved prevention and risk reduction in both genders.

Abstract 3884: Stroke Subtypes in Hispanic Patients in the NINDS Stroke Genetics Network (SiGN): A Comparison of Two Classification Systems

Stroke ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Katsnelson ◽  
Tatjana Rundek ◽  
Ralph Sacco ◽  
Hannah Gardener ◽  
Shaneela Malik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Classification Systems ◽  
Blood Collection ◽  
Large Artery ◽  
Stroke Subtype ◽  
Reliable Determination ◽  
Stroke Treatment ◽  
Stroke Subtypes ◽  
Small Artery Occlusion

Objectives: Identification of gene variants of stroke subtypes is important for the development of tailored ischemic stroke therapies among various ethnic groups. Valid and reliable determination of ischemic stroke subtype is essential for achieving this goal and to standardize a classification scheme across multi-center studies and different populations. Causative Classification System for Ischemic Stroke (CCS) is a novel computerized subclassification tool developed to improve reliability and accuracy of classifying stroke types. The CCS algorithm relies on both phenotypic and causative stroke variables. A Hispanic subset of the SiGN, an important and distinct target population with greater risk of certain stroke subtypes, was evaluated with Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) and CCS and the agreement between the two classification systems was analyzed. Methods: Over 6000 subjects at 15 sites across US and Europe were enrolled, with TOAST and CCS locally adjudicated. Blood collection and central data quality control (10% central readjudication) were performed on all participants. A subset of Hispanics was analyzed for the purpose of this study and the agreement between the TOAST and CCS were assessed by kappa statistic. Findings: Hispanics (n=595, 10.9%) compared to non-Hispanics (n=5457) were more likely to be younger (63.7 vs. 64.0), male (55% vs. 46%) and have fewer of the traditional stroke risk factors HTN (54% vs. 64%), Afib (11% vs. 14%), DM(23% vs. 25%), CAD(16% vs. 20%) and smoking(19% vs. 22%). While the TOAST showed no differences between stroke subtypes for Hispanic vs. non-Hispanics, in CCS, Hispanics were classified with more of large vessel (22% vs. 20%), cardioembolic (37% vs. 30%) and small vessel strokes (13% vs. 9%) and fewer with undetermined etiology (28% vs. 40%) as compared to non-Hispanics. TOAST and CCS offered moderate correlation across all stroke types in Hispanics: kappa of 0.66 for large artery atherosclerosis, 0.58 for cardioembolic, and 0.58 for small artery occlusion. Conclusion: CCS offers a more sensitive and accurate system for subphenotyping of strokes in Hispanics who tended to have relatively fewer risk factors and unclassified strokes. Further studies correlating the two classification systems and their relation to genotyping data are warranted.

scholarly journals Contemporary approach to diagnosis of ischemic stroke pathogenetic variants in patients with atherosclerosis and arterial hypertension

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
PL Anufriev ◽  
MM Tanashyan ◽  
TS Gulevskaya
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Artery Occlusion ◽  
Large Artery ◽  
Small Artery ◽  
Arterial Embolism ◽  
Morphological Criteria ◽  
Small Artery Occlusion ◽  
Examination Methods ◽  
Toast Classification ◽  
Instrumental Methods

The angio- and neurovisualization methods vigorously developing in recent decades determine the relevance of improvement of etiopathogenetic ischemic stroke classification used for the treatment tactics selection and for secondary prevention of the disorder. The study was aimed to clarify the capabilities of clinical diagnosis for pathogenetic variants of ischemic stroke. For that, in 125 postmortem cases, the macro and microscopic examination of brain and cardiovascular system was carried out in order to verify the stroke pathogenesis established as a result of the previous patients’ examination. The study demonstrates the great potential of the major pathogenetic stroke subtypes (large-artery atherosclerosis, cardioembolism, small-artery occlusion) diagnosis using the complex of contemporary clinical and instrumental methods and the main morphological criteria of these subtypes in accordance with the TOAST classification. Moreover, the clinical and pathomorphological assessment allowed us to differentiate stroke resulting from various alterations of single cerebral artery, the atherothrombotic occlusion (44% of cases for the subtype), arterio-arterial embolism (13%) and critical stenosis (10%), as well as stroke resulting from cerebrovascular insufficiency (33%), within the “large-artery atherosclerosis” subtype. Thus, the high informativity of the existing examination methods allows for a more differentiated understanding of the cause of ischemic stroke, which is fully in line with modern personalized medicine.

Trimethylamine N-Oxide and Stroke Recurrence Depends on Ischemic Stroke Subtypes

Stroke ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Xu ◽  
Aichun Cheng ◽  
Bo Song ◽  
Mingming Zhao ◽  
Jing Xue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Artery Occlusion ◽  
Hazard Ratio ◽  
Stroke Recurrence ◽  
Large Artery ◽  
Small Artery ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Small Artery Occlusion

Background and Purpose: Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) has been recognized as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, the role of TMAO in ischemic stroke remains unclear. As we know, ischemic stroke is a heterogeneous disease with variable pathogenesis. Hence, we aimed to investigate the association between TMAO and stroke recurrence according to etiology subtypes. Methods: A total of 10 756 ischemic stroke/transient ischemic attack patients from the Third China National Stroke Registry were enrolled, and 1-year follow-up data for stroke recurrence were analyzed. TOAST (Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment) criteria was used to classify the etiology subtypes. Plasma TMAO levels were quantified by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. The association between TMAO and stroke outcomes was analyzed using Cox regression models. We also conducted a meta-analysis on the association of TMAO levels and stroke risk. Results: Elevated TMAO level was independently associated with the risk of stroke recurrence (Q4 versus Q1: adjusted hazard ratio, 1.37 [95% CI, 1.15–1.64]) in multivariate Cox regression model. After stratification by TOAST subtypes, there was a significant association between TMAO and stroke recurrence in small artery occlusion subtype (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.43 [95% CI, 1.03–2.00]) but not in the others subtype (large-artery atherosclerosis, 1.19 [0.95–1.48]; cardioembolism, 1.54 [0.95–2.48]; others, 1.19 [0.98–1.44]). The meta-analysis reported on stroke recurrence for the highest versus lowest TMAO levels with a pooled hazard ratio of 1.66 (95% CI, 0.91–3.01) and similarly found an increased risk of stroke recurrence. Conclusions: Elevated TMAO level is associated with increased risk of stroke recurrence in patients with small artery occlusion subtype, but this association seems to be attenuated in large-artery atherosclerosis, cardioembolism, and others subtypes.

Patient Demographics, Characteristics, and Intrahospital Mortality of Different Ischemic Stroke Subtypes in a Tertiary Hospital during Five-Year Period

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Sintija Strautmane ◽  
Kristaps Jurjāns ◽  
Estere Zeltiņa ◽  
Evija Miglāne ◽  
Andrejs Millers
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Reperfusion Therapy ◽  
Cardioembolic Stroke ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Large Artery ◽  
Patient Demographics ◽  
Stroke Subtypes ◽  
Female Predominance ◽  
Study Population

Background and Objectives. Ischemic stroke (IS) is one of the leading causes of disability, morbidity, and mortality worldwide. The goal of the study was to evaluate patient demographics, characteristics, and intrahospital mortality among different ischemic stroke subtypes. Materials and Methods. A retrospective observational non-randomized study was conducted, including only ischemic stroke patients, admitted to Pauls Stradins Clinical university hospital, Riga, Latvia, from January of 2016 until December 2020. Ischemic stroke subtypes were determined according to Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) criteria as a stroke due to (1) large-artery atherosclerosis (atherothrombotic stroke (AS)), (2) cardioembolism (cardioembolic stroke (CS)), (3) small-vessel occlusion (lacunar stroke (LS)), (4) stroke of other determined etiology (other specified stroke (OSS)), and (5) stroke of undetermined etiology (undetermined stroke (US)). The data between different stroke subtypes were compared. Results. There was a slight female predominance among our study population, as 2673 (56.2%) patients were females. In our study group, the most common IS subtypes were cardioembolic stroke (CS), 2252 (47.4%), and atherothrombotic stroke (AS), 1304 (27.4%). CS patients were significantly more severely disabled on admission, 1828 (81.4%), and on discharge, 378 (16.8%), p < 0.05. Moreover, patients with CS demonstrated the highest rate of comorbidities and risk factors. This was also statistically significant, p < 0.05. Differences between the total patient count with no atrial fibrillation (AF), paroxysmal AF, permanent AF, and different IS subtypes among our study population demonstrated not only statistical significance but also a strong association, Cramer’s V = 0.53. The majority of patients in our study group were treated conservatively, 3389 (71.3%). Reperfusion therapy was significantly more often performed among CS patients, 770 (34.2%), p < 0.05. The overall intrahospital mortality among our study population was 570 (12.0%), with the highest intrahospital mortality rate noted among CS patients, 378 (66.3%), p < 0.05. No statistically significant difference was observed between acute myocardial infarction and adiposity, p > 0.05. Conclusions. In our study, CS and AS were the most common IS subtypes. CS patients were significantly older with slight female predominance. CS patients demonstrated the greatest disability, risk factors, comorbidities, reperfusion therapy, and intrahospital mortality.

Safety of Endovascular Therapy in Progressive Ischemic Stroke and Anterior Circulation Large Artery Occlusion

2019 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. e383-e389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Huo Chen ◽  
Ting-yu Yi ◽  
Yan-Min Wu ◽  
Mei-Fang Zhang ◽  
Ding-lai Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Endovascular Therapy ◽  
Artery Occlusion ◽  
Large Artery ◽  
Anterior Circulation

scholarly journals Endovascular Recanalization in Early Recurrent Ischemic Stroke: A Treatment Challenge

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (Suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
Huong Bich Thi Nguyen ◽  
Thang Huy Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Acute Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Time Window ◽  
Recurrent Stroke ◽  
Reperfusion Therapy ◽  
Artery Occlusion ◽  
Large Artery ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Anterior Circulation ◽  
Endovascular Recanalization

Reperfusion therapy is the most effective treatment for acute ischemic stroke. At present, many clinical studies have shown that mechanical thrombectomy is efficient and safe for acute ischemic stroke of large artery occlusion disease in the time window of 24 h. However, there is limited information on the safety and effectiveness of this technique in cases of recurrent ischemic stroke. We report a case of early recurrent stroke of the anterior circulation after a week of the first stroke. Imaging examinations showed that there existed occlusion of corresponding vessels and obvious ischemic penumbra. Symptoms of the patient were progressive worsening and medical treatment failed; therefore, the corresponding vessel was opened. The low perfusion status in brain tissue and clinical defect symptoms of the patients have improved a lot. In conclusion, thrombectomy for early recurrent ischemic stroke may be effective. Moreover, there may be a wider reperfusion time window for ischemic stroke patients.

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