Protruding atheromas in the thoracic aorta and systemic embolization.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:To determine whether protruding atheromas in the thoracic aorta are a risk factor for systemic embolization. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:A referral hospital. PATIENTS:A total of 122 patients with a history of stroke, transient ischemic attack, or peripheral emboli and an equal number of age- and sex-matched control patients. MEASUREMENTS:Evaluation using transesophageal echocardiography was done in case patients to detect protruding atheromas in the thoracic aorta and in control patients for cardiac indications other than emboli. MAIN RESULTS:Matched logistic regression showed that the presence of protruding atheromas was strongly related to the occurrence of embolic symptoms (odds ratio, 3.2; 95% Cl, 1.6 to 6.5; P less than 0.001). Furthermore, atheromas with mobile components were present only in case patients. When known risk factors for stroke (hypertension and diabetes) were added to the model, the presence of protruding atheromas remained an independent risk factor for embolic symptoms (odds ratio, 3.8). Hypertension was also independently associated with embolic symptoms (odds ratio, 2.7), but diabetes was not (odds ratio, 1.0). CONCLUSION:Protruding atheromas in the thoracic aorta can be detected by transesophageal echocardiography and should be considered as a cause of strokes, transient ischemic attacks, and peripheral emboli.

journal_name

Ann Intern Med

authors

Tunick PA,Perez JL,Kronzon I

doi

10.7326/0003-4819-115-6-423

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-09-15 00:00:00

pages

423-7

issue

6

eissn

0003-4819

issn

1539-3704

journal_volume

115

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