Abstract
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Non invasive measurement of intime-media thickness(IMT) of the common carotid artery by high resolution ultrasonography and its importance in stroke patient. OBJECTIVE: The study was designed to study this relation in our locality. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty patients with ischemic stroke that were admitted in the medical department of Al Yarmook teaching hospital were tested by the aid of echocardiography department to measure intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery and they were compared with 20 persons(matching age and sex) without history of stroke or transient ischemic attack. RESULTS: The mean of IMT of common carotid artery in stroke pateints was 1.24mm while in control group the mean was 0.765 mm. CONCLUSION: There is a significant relation between the increased IMT of common carotid artery and stroke.
Recommended Citation
Abultiman, Riyadh S.; Al-kassir, Abdulhameed A. Majeed; and Abdullah, Namir M. Taher
(2014)
"The Predictive Value of Intima-Media Thickness of the Common Carotid Artery in the Prevention of Stroke,"
Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal: Vol. 13:
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1, Article 13.
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https://ipmj.researchcommons.org/journal/vol13/iss1/13