Neuroimaging patterns of ischemic stroke after percutaneous coronary intervention

Conclusions The vast majority of radiologically‐confirmed ischemic strokes related to PCI are embolic. MCA territory strokes are most common and uniformly fatal when the entire MCA territory is affected. Functional outcomes in survivors of PCI‐stroke are improved when only a single arterial territory is affected. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - September 25, 2014 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Scott J Hoffman, Alan H. Yee, Joshua P. Slusser, Charanjit S. Rihal, David R. Holmes, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Rajiv Gulati Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research