Impact of Pial Collaterals on Infarct Growth Rate in Experimental Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Gregory A Christoforidis P Vakil Sameer A Ansari Farideh Dehkordi-Vakil T J Carroll

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2016)

In an experimental permanent MCA occlusion model, assessment of pial collaterals correlates with the infarct growth rate index and has the potential to predict asymptotic infarct volume growth.

Keyphrases

acute ischemic stroke
acute myocardial infarction
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
acute coronary syndrome
left ventricular