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Long-Term Prognosis of Medically Treated Patients With Internal Carotid or Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion
Author(s) -
Satoshi Kuroda,
Kiyohiro Houkin,
Hiroyasu Kamiyama,
Kenji Mitsumori,
Yoshinobu Iwasaki,
Hiroshi Abe
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/hs0901.095692
Subject(s) - medicine , internal carotid artery , middle cerebral artery , stroke (engine) , occlusion , cardiology , carotid arteries , surgery , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
The importance of hemodynamic parameters for predicting outcome in patients with occlusive carotid disease remains controversial. The present study was aimed at testing the hypothesis that regional cerebrovascular reactivity (rCVR) to acetazolamide can be a reliable predictor of subsequent ischemic stroke in medically treated patients with internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery occlusion.

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