Influence of Pulse Wave Velocity on Atherosclerosis and Blood Flow Reversal in the Aorta: A 4-Dimensional Flow Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study in Acute Stroke Patients and Matched Controls

Conclusions: Aortic stiffness was higher in stroke patients and associated with a higher prevalence of plaques. Increased PWV was an independent predictor of plaque presence. Accordingly, regional PWV seems to be a valuable biomarker for the assessment and management of aortic atherosclerosis. However, no association was found for increased retrograde flow extent from the DAo.
Source: Journal of Thoracic Imaging - Category: Radiology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research