Endothelial Functions in Pathophysiology of Thrombosis and Fibrinolysis: Late Spontaneous Recanalization of an Occluded Internal Carotid Artery
| Autor: | Marcello Longo, Marinella Ruggeri, Giuseppe Vita, Giuseppe Andò, Agatino Manganaro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors medicine.medical_treatment Remission Spontaneous 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Contraceptives Oral Hormonal 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.artery Internal medicine Fibrinolysis medicine Humans Carotid Artery Thrombosis 030212 general & internal medicine Thrombus Stroke Ultrasonography medicine.diagnostic_test Vascular disease business.industry Thrombosis Thrombolysis medicine.disease Surgery Cardiology Female Endothelium Vascular Internal carotid artery Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Carotid Artery Internal Cerebral angiography |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1940-1574 0003-3197 |
| Popis: | The use of oral contraceptives is a potential cause of ischemic stroke in young women. The risk of stroke is higher when contraceptives contain high levels of estrogens. A thrombotic occlusion of the right internal carotid artery, seen on ultrasound, developed in a patient who was taking high-dose estrogen contraception. Recanalization occurred several months later by spontaneous thrombolysis and was confirmed by cerebral angiography. This case suggests that the activation of endothelial spontaneous antithrombotic mechanisms may allow the dissolution of a thrombus, once the cause of the thrombosis has been identified and removed and when the endothelium has maintained its functional integrity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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