スダ　サトシ   SUDA Satoshi   須田　智    所属   埼玉医科大学  医学部 国際医療センター　神経内科・脳卒中内科    職種   教授
論文種別	学術雑誌(原著)
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読あり
表題	Aortic arch atherosclerosis in ischaemic stroke of unknown origin affects prognosis.
掲載誌名	正式名：Cerebrovascular diseases extra
掲載区分	国外
巻・号・頁	4(2),92-101頁
著者・共著者	Abe A,Harada-Abe M,Ueda M,Katano T,Nakajima M,Muraga K,Suda S,Nishiyama Y,Okubo S,Mishina M,Katsura K,Katayama Y
発行年月	2014/01
概要	BACKGROUND: Cerebral infarction of unknown origin at admission accounts for half of all cerebral infarction cases in some institutions. However, the factors associated with cerebral infarction prognosis have not been sufficiently examined. Here, we investigated whether aortic arch plaques (AAPs) on transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) were associated with the prognosis of cerebral infarction of unknown origin at admission. METHODS: Of 571 patients who were hospitalised between June 2009 and September 2011, 149 (age: 67 ± 14 years; 95 men) with cerebral infarctions of unknown origin at admission underwent TOE and were enrolled in this study. We examined their clinical characteristics, the incidence of intermittent atrial fibrillation detected on 24-hour electrocardiography, and the echographic findings of the carotid artery in the hospital. A poor prognostic outcome was defined as a modified Rankin Scale score of ≥3 after 90 days. RESULTS: In all, 110 patients (74%) showed good prognoses and 39 patients (26%) showed poor outcomes. A National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score of >6 on admission [odds ratio (OR) = 6.77; 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.59-18.8; p < 0.001] and AAPs of ≥4 mm (OR = 2.75; 95% CI: 1.19-6.91; p = 0.024) showed significant associations with a poor prognosis of cerebral infarction of unknown origin at admission. CONCLUSIONS: Thick AAPs could be a factor in the prediction of a poor prognosis of cerebral infarction of unknown origin at admission. The establishment of international standards for aortogenic brain embolisms is required. Future prospective studies should examine cerebral infarctions of unknown origin.
DOI	10.1159/000362434
PMID	24926306