Risk of stroke in imaging-proven subclavian steal syndrome

Publication date: July 2017 Source:Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, Volume 41 Author(s): Xia Tan, Harrison Xiao Bai, Zhili Wang, Li Yang To determine the risk of stroke in patients with subclavian steal syndrome (SSS). We identified 165 patients with imaging-provenSSS from two hospitals. Demographic, clinical and imaging data were retrospectively collected. Patients were followed up for stroke events. Stroke occurred in 43 patients with a median follow-up of 28months. Seven of these cases were identified prospectively and 36 cases retrospectively. On multivariate analysis, presence of symptoms at presentation (p =0.029) was a significant predictor of stroke. Presence of symptoms at presentation predicted stroke in imaging-proven SSS.
Source: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience - Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research