| Autor: |
Kumar, Kelash, Kumar, Mahesh, Shahzad, Ghazala, Mashkoor, Saira, Shaikh, Maria Hameed, Kumar, Bhesham |
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Pakistan Journal of Surgery; Jul-Sep2019, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p197-200, 4p |
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Objective: To determine the frequency of significant extra-cranial carotid artery stenosis on Doppler ultrasound in patients with recent ischemic stroke. Material and Methods: Th is study was carried in Radiology Department, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, from 1st June 2016 to 30th November 2016. A total of 184 patients with 2 weeks history of ischemic stroke were included. Carotid Doppler ultrasound was performed on all patients with GE Doppler ultrasound machine. All the information was noted on pre-designed proforma. Results: Frequency of significant carotid artery stenosis (= 50% stenosis) on doppler ultrasound in recent ischemic stroke patients is 27.7%. Regarding the degree of stenosis, 28(15.2%) cases had 50 to 69%, 19(10.3%) cases had 70 to 95% and 4(2.2%) had above 95% stenosis. Conclusion: We conclude from this study that high risk patients should be screened by Doppler ultrasound for the presence of carotid artery stenosis in order to plan out medical / and surgical intervention for the primary as well as secondary prevention of cerebro-vascular events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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