Ipsilateral internal carotid artery web and acute ischemic stroke: A cohort study, systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The carotid web is a compelling potential mechanism of embolic ischemic stroke. In this study, we aim to determine the prevalence of ipsilateral carotid web in a cohort of ischemic stroke patients and to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of similar cohorts.

Patients & methods

We performed a retrospective, observational, cohort study of acute ischemic stroke patients admitted to a comprehensive stroke center from June 2012 to September 2017. Carotid web was defined on computed tomography angiography (CTA) as a thin shelf of non-calcified tissue immediately distal to the carotid bifurcation. We described the prevalence of carotid artery webs in our cohort, then performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of similar cohorts in the published literatu

SUBMITTER: Mac Grory B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8448368 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature