The Predictive Value of Aortic Stiffness for Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease in a Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack: Role of Hypertension and Antihypertensive Drugs

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. E44-E44
Author(s):  
Ercan Varol ◽  
Mehmet Ozaydin
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Transient Ischemic Attack ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Aortic Stiffness ◽  
Antihypertensive Drugs ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Ischemic Attack ◽  
Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease

scholarly journals Optimizing Screening and Management of Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Stroke and Patients With Transient Ischemic Attack

Stroke ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 3407-3409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Ovbiagele ◽  
David S. Liebeskind ◽  
Doojin Kim ◽  
Latisha K. Ali ◽  
Sandra Pineda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Transient Ischemic Attack ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Ischemic Attack ◽  
Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease

Early Engagement in Exercise Improves Coronary Artery Disease Risk in Newly Diagnosed Transient Ischemic Attack Patients

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. E29-E29 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Faulkner ◽  
Danielle Lambrick ◽  
Brandon Woolley ◽  
Lee Stoner ◽  
Laikin Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Transient Ischemic Attack ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Coronary Artery Disease Risk ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Ischemic Attack

scholarly journals Essen Risk Score in Prediction of Myocardial Infarction After Transient Ischemic Attack or Ischemic Stroke Without Prior Coronary Artery Disease

Stroke ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (12) ◽  
pp. 3393-3399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion Boulanger ◽  
Linxin Li ◽  
Shane Lyons ◽  
Nicola G. Lovett ◽  
Magdalena M. Kubiak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Risk Score ◽  
Transient Ischemic Attack ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Ischemic Attack

scholarly journals Role of adjuvant carotid ultrasound in women undergoing stress echocardiography for the assessment of suspected coronary artery disease

Open Heart ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. e001188
Author(s):  
Sothinathan Gurunathan ◽  
Mayooran Shanmuganathan ◽  
Reinette Hampson ◽  
Rajdeep Khattar ◽  
Roxy Senior
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Carotid Plaque ◽  
Stress Echocardiography ◽  
Risk Scores ◽  
Plaque Burden ◽  
Carotid Ultrasound ◽  
Artery Disease

ObjectiveDue to the low prevalence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in women, stress testing has a relatively low predictive value for this. Additionally, conventional cardiovascular risk scores underestimate risk in women. This study sought to evaluate the role of atherosclerosis assessment using carotid ultrasound (CU) in women attending for stress echocardiography (SE).MethodsThis was a prospective study in which consecutive women with recent-onset suspected angina, who were referred for clinically indicated SE, underwent CU.Results415 women (mean age 61±10 years, 29% diabetes mellitus, mean body mass index 28) attending for SE underwent CU. 47 women (11%) had inducible wall motion abnormalities, and carotid disease (CD) was present in 46% (carotid plaque in 41%, carotid intima-media thickness >75th percentile in 15%). Women with CD were older (65 vs 58 years, p<0.001), and more likely to have diabetes (41% vs 21%, p=0.001), hypertension (67% vs 36%, p<0.01) and a higher pretest probability of CAD (59% vs 41%, p<0.001). 40% of women classified as low Framingham risk were found to have evidence of CD.The positive predictive value of SE for flow-limiting CAD was 51%, but with the presence of carotid plaque, this was 71% (p<0.01). Carotid plaque (p=0.004) and ischaemia (p=0.01) were the only independent predictors of >70% angiographic stenosis. In women with ischaemia on SE and no carotid plaque, the negative predictive value for flow-limiting disease was 88%.During a follow-up of 1058±234 days, there were 15 events (defined as all-cause mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction, heart failure admissions and late coronary revascularisation). Age (HR 1.07 (1.00–1.15), p=0.04), carotid plaque burden (HR 1.65 (1.36–2.00), p<0.001) and ischaemic burden (HR 1.41 (1.18–1.68), p<0.001) were associated with outcome. There was a stepwise increase in events/year from 0.3% when there were no ischaemia and atherosclerosis, 1.1% when there was atherosclerosis and no ischaemia, 2.2% when there was ischaemia and no atherosclerosis and 10% when there were both ischaemia and atherosclerosis (p<0.001).ConclusionCU significantly improves the accuracy of SE alone for identifying flow-limiting disease on coronary angiography, and improves risk stratification in women attending for SE, as well identifying a subset of women who may benefit from primary preventative measures.

scholarly journals Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Presenting With Acute Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack and Elevated Troponin Levels

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu Kruska ◽  
Anna Kolb ◽  
Christian Fastner ◽  
Iris Mildenberger ◽  
Svetlana Hetjens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Transient Ischemic Attack ◽  
Large Artery ◽  
Elevated Troponin ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Ischemic Attack

Background: There is little information concerning the invasive coronary angiography (ICA) findings of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or transient ischemic attack (TIA) with elevated troponin levels and suspected myocardial infarction (MI). This study analyzed patient characteristics associated with ICA outcomes.Methods: A total of 8,322 patients with AIS or TIA, treated between March 2010 and May 2020, were retrospectively screened for elevated serum troponin I at hospital admission. Patients in whom ICA was performed, due to suspected type 1 MI based on symptoms, echocardiography, and ECG, were categorized according to ICA results (non-obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD): ≥1 stenosis ≥50% but no stenosis ≥80%; obstructive CAD: any stenosis ≥80% or hemodynamically relevant stenosis assessed by FFR/iwFR).Results: Elevated troponin levels were detected in 2,205 (22.5%) patients, of whom 123 (5.6%) underwent ICA (mean age 71 ± 12 years; 67% male). CAD was present in 98 (80%) patients, of whom 51 (41%) were diagnosed with obstructive CAD. Thus, ICA findings of obstructive CAD accounted for 2.3% of patients with troponin elevation and 0.6% of all stroke patients. The clinical hallmarks of myocardial ischemia, including angina pectoris (31 vs. 15%, p &lt; 0.05) and regional wall motion abnormalities (49 vs. 32%, p = 0.07), and increased cardiovascular risk indicated obstructive CAD. While there was no association between lesion site or stroke severity and ICA findings, causal large-artery atherosclerosis was significantly more common in patients with obstructive coronary disease (p &lt; 0.05).Conclusion: The rate of obstructive CAD in patients with stroke or TIA and elevated troponin levels with suspected concomitant type I MI is low. The cumulation of several cardiovascular risk factors and clinical signs of MI were predictive. AIS patients with large-artery atherosclerosis and elevated troponin may represent an especially vulnerable subgroup of stroke patients with risk for obstructive CAD.

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