| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3803255 | Medicina Clínica | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Fundamento y objetivoLos pacientes con un accidente vascular cerebral isquémico transitorio (AIT) y estenosis tanto intracraneal como extracraneal de grado moderado a importante tienen mayor riesgo de recurrencia de ictus. Investigamos el valor de realizar un estudio ultrasonográfico (EUS) transcraneal/carotídeo precoz en el pronóstico de estos pacientes.Pacientes y métodoEstudiamos de forma prospectiva a 311 pacientes con AIT atendidos en el servicio de urgencias a los que se realizó un EUS transcraneal/carotídeo dentro de las primeras 24 h.ResultadosDurante los primeros 90 días, 58 pacientes tuvieron un episodio vascular (isquemia cerebral, 51; isquemia coronaria, 5; hemorragia cerebelosa, 1, y arteriopatía periférica, 1); 20 pacientes presentaron un infarto cerebral durante la primera semana. El análisis multivariable (regresiones de Cox) identificó como predictores independientes de infarto cerebral, a los 7 días, los episodios de territorio carotídeo (razón de riesgos [RR] = 15,91; intervalo de confianza [IC] del 95%, 2,11-120,04; p = 0,007) y la presencia de estenosis intracraneal (EIC) (RR = 3,05; IC del 95%, 1,21-7,70; p = 0,018), mientras que la etiología aterotrombótica se identificó como predictor independiente para ictus isquémico a los 90 días (RR = 3,07; IC del 95%, 1,76-5,38; p < 0,001).ConclusionesLos pacientes con AIT y estenosis intracraneal o extracraneal de grado moderado a importante tienen mayor riesgo de recurrencia de ictus. El EUS es útil para identificar a los pacientes de mayor riesgo e instaurar sin demora el tratamiento más adecuado.
Background and objectiveAlthough patients with ischemic attacks (TIA) experience cardiovascular events frequently within the first 90 days after symptoms onset, strong clinical predictors of early recurrence are lacking. We investigate the value of combined carotid/transcranial ultrasound testing (UST) on the prognosis of TIA patients.Patients and methodUST was performed < 24 h after symptoms onset among 311 consecutive TIA patients. Stroke recurrence, myocardial infarction, or any vascular event was recorded at 7 and 90 days of follow-up.ResultsA total of 20 patients suffered an stroke within 7 days of symptoms onset. During the next 90 days after index TIA, 58 (18.6%) patients experienced an endpoint: 51 cerebral ischemic events, one peripheral arterial disease, 5 myocardial infarctions and one cerebellum hemorrhage. Cox proportional hazards multivariate analyses identified the presence of intracranial stenoses (HR = 3.05; 95% CI, 1.21-7.70; p = 0.018) and carotid territory implication (HR = 15.91; 95% CI, 2.11-120.04; p = 0.007) as independent predictors of stroke within the first 7 days after index TIA. Moreover, at 90 days of follow-up, large-artery occlusive disease was an independent predictor of stroke (HR = 3.07; 95% CI, 1.76-5.38; p < 0.001).ConclusionsTIA patients with moderate to severe intracranial or extracranial stenoses have a higher risk of stroke recurrence. The routine use of UST within the first 24 h after index TIA can be useful for identifying those patients at high risk in order to plan aggressive prevention therapies.
