Urgent Detection of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection in Hyperacute Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

Urgent diagnosis of acute Stanford type A aortic dissection (AAD) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or transient ischemic attack (TIA) is sometimes challenging. We assessed predictive values for markers of AAD in patients with AIS or TIA.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 10, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Naoki Tokuda, Masatoshi Koga, Tomoyuki Ohara, Kenji Minatoya, Yoshio Tahara, Masahiro Higashi, Yuichi Miyazaki, Katsufumi Kajimoto, Soichiro Matsubara, Naoki Makita, Yuki Sakamoto, Yasuyuki Iguchi, Toshiki Mizuno, Kazuyuki Nagatsuka, Kazunori Toyoda Source Type: research