Effects of Blood Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke and Carotid Artery Stenosis

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 354-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirza Jusufovic ◽  
Else Charlotte Sandset ◽  
Philip M. W. Bath ◽  
Björn W. Karlson ◽  
Eivind Berge
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Acute Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Carotid Artery Stenosis ◽  
Artery Stenosis ◽  
Blood Pressure Lowering ◽  
Pressure Lowering

Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment in Patients with Carotid Artery Stenosis

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirza Jusufovic ◽  
Else Charlotte Sandset ◽  
Karolina Skagen ◽  
Mona Skjelland
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Carotid Artery Stenosis ◽  
Artery Stenosis ◽  
Blood Pressure Lowering ◽  
Pressure Lowering

scholarly journals Effects of Blood Pressure–Lowering Treatment in Different Subtypes of Acute Ischemic Stroke

Stroke ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 877-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Else Charlotte Sandset ◽  
Mirza Jusufovic ◽  
Per Morten Sandset ◽  
Philip M.W. Bath ◽  
Eivind Berge
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Acute Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Blood Pressure Lowering ◽  
Pressure Lowering

scholarly journals Duplex Study of Carotid Artery in Patients with Ischemic Stroke

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Nasreen Sultana ◽  
AKM Faslul Bari ◽  
Touhidul Karim Majumder ◽  
Md Rafiqul Islam ◽  
Ferdous Ara Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Acute Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Carotid Stenosis ◽  
Carotid Artery Stenosis ◽  
Artery Stenosis ◽  
Total Occlusion ◽  
Ischemic Lesion ◽  
Significant Stenosis

Objective: To determine the frequency and characteristics of carotid artery stenosis in acute ischemic stroke patients and to assess the significance of common risk factors for carotid stenosis in these patients. Method: It was cross-sectional observational study which was carried out in neurology department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) during the period of January 2010 to December 2011 and one hundred patients admitted with acute ischemic stroke were included in the study. Doppler ultrasound was performed during hospitalization to find out carotid artery stenosis. Statistics analysis was done with SPSS - 14. Results: Out of one hundred (100) patients, eighty (80%) were males and twenty were (20%) were females. The patients were dividing into two groups with and without carotid stenosis. Less than 50% carotid artery stenosis (insignificant stenosis) was seen in 40% ( n=40) cases and significant stenosis was seen in 60% (n=60) patients. Overall 86% (n= 46) out of 60 patients were found to have carotid artery stenosis on the ipsilateral side corresponding to the ischemic lesion and 19% (n=11) had stenosis on the contralateral side. Out of significant stenosis ,mild (50% stenosis) in 12% (n=7) patients, moderate ( 51-69% ) stenosis in 50%( n= 30 ) patients and severe (>70%) stenosis in twenty (n=33%) patients . Near total occlusion was seen in three (5%) patients. The presence of stenosis was significantly correlated with older age and the presence of multiple risk factors. Conclusion: Carotid artery stenosis is strongly associated with ischemic stroke. Doppler studies are recommended for the high risk patients for the primary as well as secondary prevention of ischemic stroke.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjn.v28i2.17172 Bangladesh Journal of Neuroscience 2012; Vol. 28 (2): 67-73

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