2024
Endovascular thrombectomy versus medical management for moderate-to-severe anterior cerebral artery occlusion stroke
Chen H, Khunte M, Malhotra A, Gandhi D, Colasurdo M. Endovascular thrombectomy versus medical management for moderate-to-severe anterior cerebral artery occlusion stroke. Journal Of Neurology 2024, 271: 6247-6254. PMID: 39085619, DOI: 10.1007/s00415-024-12582-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with higher oddsAnterior cerebral arteryAssociated with higher ratesIntracranial hemorrhageEndovascular thrombectomyMedical managementHigher oddsEfficacy of endovascular thrombectomyFavorable short-term outcomesRetrospective cohort studyPatient selection criteriaShort-term outcomesEndovascular thrombectomy patientsIn-hospital mortalityMultivariate logistic regressionHome dischargeArtery occlusion strokeNational Inpatient SampleHigher ratesNeurological outcomeCohort studyPrimary outcomeCerebral arterySecondary outcomesOcclusion stroke
2019
Higher Plaque Burden of Middle Cerebral Artery Is Associated With Recurrent Ischemic Stroke
Ran Y, Wang Y, Zhu M, Wu X, Malhotra A, Lei X, Zhang F, Wang X, Xie S, Zhou J, Zhu J, Cheng J, Zhu C. Higher Plaque Burden of Middle Cerebral Artery Is Associated With Recurrent Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2019, 51: 659-662. PMID: 31856694, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.028405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent ischemic strokeMiddle cerebral arteryMagnetic resonance vessel wall imagingPlaque burdenIschemic strokeVessel wall imagingAcute strokeCerebral arteryRecurrent strokeChronic strokeStroke patientsPlaque characteristicsMiddle cerebral artery plaqueRecurrent acute strokeRecurrent stroke groupRecurrent stroke patientsAcute stroke patientsHigher plaque burdenMethods One hundredDegree of stenosisClinical factorsStroke groupArtery plaquesFemale sexImaging features