Association of inferior division MCA stroke location with populations with atrial fibrillation incidence.
Arterial territories
Atrial fibrillation
Infarction volume
Magnetic resonance imaging
Stroke
Journal
Heliyon
ISSN: 2405-8440
Titre abrégé: Heliyon
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101672560
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2023
Apr 2023
Historique:
received:
13
06
2022
revised:
17
08
2022
accepted:
16
03
2023
medline:
24
4
2023
pubmed:
24
4
2023
entrez:
24
04
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Considering the anatomical features of Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) bifurcation, larger emboli are more likely to enter the inferior division over the superior division. Since emboli of cardiac origin are larger on average than emboli of arterial origin, we hypothesize that the infarcts in temporal and parietal lobes are more likely associated to atrial fibrillation than those in the frontal lobes, therefore occurring more often in populations with higher incidence of atrial fibrillation, such as male (compared to women) and white (compared to black) patients. We included 197 patients with MCA "temporoparietal predominant" infarcts and 105 with "frontal predominant" infarcts. Variations between stroke location (frontal or temporoparietal), sex, and race were examined via Chi-square test. Male patients were more likely than female patients to be afflicted by temporoparietal strokes versus frontal strokes, while white patients had greater likelihood than black patients to be afflicted by temporoparietal strokes versus frontal strokes. Patients with confirmed diagnosis of atrial fibrillation display more temporoparietal strokes compared to frontal strokes. Temporoparietal MCA ischemic strokes occur more frequently in male and white patients: populations with known increased incidence of atrial fibrillation. In addition, population-specific anatomical characteristics of the MCA bifurcation might favor the larger cardiac emboli to enter the inferior division and cause temporoparietal infarcts. This association can help guide search for the most likely etiology of infarcts.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND AIM
OBJECTIVE
Considering the anatomical features of Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) bifurcation, larger emboli are more likely to enter the inferior division over the superior division. Since emboli of cardiac origin are larger on average than emboli of arterial origin, we hypothesize that the infarcts in temporal and parietal lobes are more likely associated to atrial fibrillation than those in the frontal lobes, therefore occurring more often in populations with higher incidence of atrial fibrillation, such as male (compared to women) and white (compared to black) patients.
METHODS
METHODS
We included 197 patients with MCA "temporoparietal predominant" infarcts and 105 with "frontal predominant" infarcts. Variations between stroke location (frontal or temporoparietal), sex, and race were examined via Chi-square test.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Male patients were more likely than female patients to be afflicted by temporoparietal strokes versus frontal strokes, while white patients had greater likelihood than black patients to be afflicted by temporoparietal strokes versus frontal strokes. Patients with confirmed diagnosis of atrial fibrillation display more temporoparietal strokes compared to frontal strokes.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Temporoparietal MCA ischemic strokes occur more frequently in male and white patients: populations with known increased incidence of atrial fibrillation. In addition, population-specific anatomical characteristics of the MCA bifurcation might favor the larger cardiac emboli to enter the inferior division and cause temporoparietal infarcts. This association can help guide search for the most likely etiology of infarcts.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37089357
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15287
pii: S2405-8440(23)02494-5
pmc: PMC10113841
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e15287Informations de copyright
©2023PublishedbyElsevierLtd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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