Atherosclerotic Disease of the Aortic Arch and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke

Amarenco, Pierre; Cohen, Ariel; Tzourio, Christophe; Bertrand, Bernard; Hommel, Marc; Besson, Gérard; Chauvel, Christophe; Touboul, Pierre‐Jean; Bousser, Marie‐Germaine

doi:10.1056/nejm199412013312202

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Atherosclerotic Disease of the Aortic Arch and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Dec 1, 1994

Authors:

Pierre Amarenco

Ariel Cohen

Christophe Tzourio

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Atherosclerotic disease of the aortic arch has been suspected to be a potential source of cerebral emboli. We conducted a study to quantify the risk of ischemic stroke associated with atherosclerotic disease of the aortic arch. METHODS: Using transesophageal echocardiography, we performe...

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Medicine

Aortic arch

Stroke (engine)

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