Chronic Hemodynamic Compromise and Cerebral Ischemic Events in Asymptomatic or Remote Symptomatic Large-Artery Intracranial Occlusive Disease
Chronic Hemodynamic Compromise and Cerebral Ischemic Events in Asymptomatic or Remote Symptomatic Large-Artery Intracranial Occlusive Disease
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DOI:
10.3174/ajnr.a3491
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发表时间:
2013-09-01
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Takahashi, M.
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作者:
Yamauchi, H.;Higashi, T.;Takahashi, M.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In asymptomatic or remote symptomatic LAICOD, the risk of ischemic events is low in general, but there may be a subgroup of higher risk patients who require aggressive medical management. The purpose of this study was to determine whether chronic hemodynamic compromise is a predictor of ischemic events in asymptomatic or remote symptomatic LAICOD.MATERIALS AND METHODS: We prospectively studied 51 asymptomatic, 19 coexistent asymptomatic, and 19 remote (>6 months) symptomatic patients with atherosclerotic intracranial internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery disease by using O-15-PET. MP was defined as decreased CBF, increased OEF, and a decreased CBF/CBV ratio. All patients were followed up for 2 years or until occurrence of stroke or TIA or death.RESULTS: Bypass surgery was performed in 4 patients (2 with MP). Three cerebral ischemic events (1 TIA in an asymptomatic patient, 1 stroke, and 1 TIA in a remote symptomatic patient) occurred in the vascular territory ipsilateral to LAICOD. Kaplan-Meier analysis with censoring at the time of bypass surgery revealed that the incidence of ipsilateral ischemic events in patients with MP (2/5) was significantly higher than that in patients without MP (1/84) (log-rank test; P < .0001). The relative risk conferred by MP was 83.1 (95% confidence interval, 6.8-1017.4; P < .001). The incidence of ipsilateral ischemic events in patients with decreased CBF/CBV (2/9) was also significantly higher than that of patients without it (1/80) (P = .0001).CONCLUSIONS: Chronic hemodynamic compromise may be a predictor of ischemic events in both asymptomatic and remote symptomatic LAICOD.