Open AccessVascular Tortuosity May Be Associated With Cervical Artery Dissection
Author(s) -
Bum Joon Kim,
Ewha Yang,
Nayoung Kim,
MiJung Kim,
DongWha Kang,
Sun U. Kwon,
Jong Seung Kim
Publication year - 2016
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/strokeaha.116.013736
Subject(s) - medicine , tortuosity , cervical artery , dissection (medical) , stroke (engine) , arterial dissection , cardiology , surgery , mechanical engineering , geotechnical engineering , porosity , engineering
Dissection is an increasingly recognized cause of ischemic stroke, which occurs spontaneously or after trauma, in relatively young patients. We hypothesized that there might be a predisposing factor weakening the vascular wall and that arterial tortuosity might be higher in patients with dissection.
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