Diagnostic value of carotid intima-media thickness and clinical risk scores in determining etiology of ischemic stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the general population, carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is associated with atherosclerosis as well as atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the extent to which CIMT might be of diagnostic value in clarifying stroke etiology is currently unclear.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, we included 800 consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke. We compared CIMT-values between stroke etiologies. The association between CIMT and cardioembolic stroke was investigated via logistic regression analysis adjusting for vascular risk factors. Receiver operating characteristic analyses were conducted to investigate the diagnostic value of CIMT in comparison to vascular risk factors and clinical AF risk scores (CHA₂DS₂VASc, HAVOC, and AS5F)

SUBMITTER: Sievering EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10472955 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature