2023
Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness
Tu L, Malhotra A, Venkatesh A, Taylor R, Sheth K, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Sureshanand S, Navaratnam D. Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0280752. PMID: 36893103, PMCID: PMC9997874, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute vascular pathologyEmergency departmentVascular pathologyNegative predictive valueDizzy patientsStroke codeCTA headPredictive valueAdult ED encountersTransient ischemic attackHalf of patientsLong-term smokersLarge vessel occlusionCoronary artery diseasePast medical historySeparate validation cohortCross-sectional analysisIschemic attackAnalysis cohortArterial dissectionArtery diseaseClinical factorsED encountersMedication useChief complaint
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