Qiao Han, Shoujiang You, Toshiki Maeda, Yanan Wang, Menglu Ouyang, Qiang Li, Lili Song, Yang Zhao, Xinwen Ren, Chen Chen, Candice Delcourt, Zien Zhou, Yongjun Cao, Chun-Feng Liu, Danni Zheng, Hisatomi Arima, Thompson G Robinson, Xiaoying Chen, Richard I Lindley, John Chalmers, Craig S Anderson, Xia Wang
{"title":"Predictors of Early versus Delayed Neurological Deterioration after Thrombolysis for Ischemic Stroke.","authors":"Qiao Han, Shoujiang You, Toshiki Maeda, Yanan Wang, Menglu Ouyang, Qiang Li, Lili Song, Yang Zhao, Xinwen Ren, Chen Chen, Candice Delcourt, Zien Zhou, Yongjun Cao, Chun-Feng Liu, Danni Zheng, Hisatomi Arima, Thompson G Robinson, Xiaoying Chen, Richard I Lindley, John Chalmers, Craig S Anderson, Xia Wang","doi":"10.1159/000539322","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000539322","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>We aimed to determine predictors of early (END) and delayed neurological deterioration (DND) and their association with the functional outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) who participated in the international Enhanced Control of Hypertension and Thrombolysis Stroke Study (ENCHANTED).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>END and DND (without END) were defined as scores of a ≥2-point increase on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) or a ≥1-point decrease on the Glasgow coma scale or death, from baseline to 24 h and 24-72 h, respectively. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to determine independent predictors of END and DND and their association with 90-day outcomes (dichotomous scores on the modified Rankin scale [mRS] of 2-6 vs. 0-1 and 3-6 vs. 0-2 and death).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 4,496 patients, 871 (19.4%) and 302 (8.4%) patients experienced END and DND, respectively. Higher baseline NIHSS score, older age, large-artery occlusion due to significant atheroma, cardioembolic stroke subtype, hemorrhagic infarction and parenchymatous hematoma within 24 h were all independent predictors for both END (all p ≤ 0.01) and DND (all p ≤ 0.024). Moreover, higher baseline systolic blood pressure (BP) (odds ratio [OR] 1.07, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.02-1.12), higher diastolic BP variability within 24 h (OR 1.07, 95% CI 1.04-1.09), patients from Asia (OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.03-1.52) were the only independent predictors for END. However, Asian ethnicity was negatively associated with DND (OR 0.64, 95% CI 0.47-0.86). Hemorrhagic infarction and parenchymatous hematoma within 24 h were the key predictors of END across all stroke subtypes. END and DND were all associated with a poor functional outcome at 90 days (all p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We identified overlapping and unique demographic and clinical predictors of END and DND after thrombolysis for AIS. Both END and DND predict unfavorable outcomes at 90 days.</p>","PeriodicalId":9683,"journal":{"name":"Cerebrovascular Diseases","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140944122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gustavo da Fontoura Galvão, Gabriel Verly, Matheus Duque Bessa, Bernardo Lisboa Galvão Santos, Pablo Valença, Flávio Sampaio Domingues, Marcello Reis da Silva, Jorge Marcondes
{"title":"Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cerebral Cavernous Malformations: Meta-Analysis of Reconstructed Time-to-Event Data.","authors":"Gustavo da Fontoura Galvão, Gabriel Verly, Matheus Duque Bessa, Bernardo Lisboa Galvão Santos, Pablo Valença, Flávio Sampaio Domingues, Marcello Reis da Silva, Jorge Marcondes","doi":"10.1159/000539079","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000539079","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Cavernomas are vascular lesions with a genetic heritage that can be spotted on the central nervous system. Whenever these lesions are localized in eloquent regions, surgical resection is not recommended. In this type of situation, Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GKSRS) could be a feasible option for treating patients. Thus, we aimed to explore the outcomes associated with this procedure.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data based on Kaplan-Meier curves. A thorough search was conducted on PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Embase databases targeting papers that provided information regarding hemorrhagic outcomes associated with GKSRS through Kaplan-Meier curves.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After a systematic search in the specific databases, seven studies were included in this review. Notably, a total of 1,071 patients had 1,104 cavernomas treated by GKSRS. Assessment of short-term and long-term post-procedure outcomes was performed, with the estimated overall events-free rate at 2 years being 89.8% (95% CI: 87.7-91.5), while, at 10 years, the estimated overall events-free rate was 71.3% (95% CI: 67.2-75.1).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>GKSRS seems to be a good alternative for the control of symptomatic events in early and long-term follow-up, despite the need for further investigation provided by future studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":9683,"journal":{"name":"Cerebrovascular Diseases","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140847579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impinging Flow Mediates Vascular Endothelial Cell Injury through the PKCα/ERK/PPARγ Pathway in vitro.","authors":"Zelong Xing, Zheng Hao, Yanyang Zeng, Jiacong Tan, Zhixiong Zhang, Yeyu Zhao, Huaxin Zhu, Meihua Li","doi":"10.1159/000539000","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000539000","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study aimed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying endothelial injury in the context of intracranial aneurysm formation and development, which are associated with vascular endothelial injury caused by hemodynamic abnormalities. Specifically, we focus on the involvement of PKCα, an intracellular signaling transmitter closely linked to vascular diseases, and its role in activating MAPK. Additionally, we investigate the protective effects of PPARγ, a vasculoprotective factor known to attenuate vascular injury by mitigating the inflammatory response in the vessel wall.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study employs a modified T-chamber to replicate fluid flow conditions at the artery bifurcation, allowing us to assess wall shear stress effects on human umbilical vein endothelial cells in vitro. Through experimental manipulations involving PKCα knockdown and Ca2+ and MAPK inhibitors, we evaluated the phosphorylation status of PKCα, NF-κB, ERK5, ERK1/2, JNK1/2/3, and P38, as well as the expression levels of PPARγ, NF-κB, and MMP2 via Western blot analysis. The cellular localization of phosphorylated NF-κB was determined using immunofluorescence.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our results showed that impinging flow resulted in the activation of PKCα, followed by the phosphorylation of ERK5, ERK1/2, and JNK1/2/3, leading to a decrease in PPARγ expression, an increase in the expression of NF-κB and MMP2, and the induction of apoptotic injury. Inhibition of PKCα activation or knockdown of PKCα using shRNA leads to a suppression of ERK5, ERK1/2, JNK1/2/3, and P38 phosphorylation, an elevation in PPARγ expression, and a reduction in NF-κB and MMP2 expression, alleviated apoptotic injury. Furthermore, we observe that the regulation of PPARγ, NF-κB, and MMP2 expression is influenced by ERK5 and ERK1/2 phosphorylation, and activation of PPARγ effectively counteracts the elevated expression of NF-κB and MMP2.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings suggest that the PKCα/ERK/PPARγ pathway plays a crucial role in mediating endothelial injury under conditions of impinging flow, with potential implications for vascular diseases and intracranial aneurysm development.</p>","PeriodicalId":9683,"journal":{"name":"Cerebrovascular Diseases","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140854381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Permesh Singh Dhillon, Nishita Singh, Johanna Maria Ospel, Bob Roozenbeek, Mayank Goyal, Michael D Hill
{"title":"Pre-Hospital Stroke Triage and Research: Challenges and Opportunities.","authors":"Permesh Singh Dhillon, Nishita Singh, Johanna Maria Ospel, Bob Roozenbeek, Mayank Goyal, Michael D Hill","doi":"10.1159/000538093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000538093","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9683,"journal":{"name":"Cerebrovascular Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140287062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tae Jung Kim, Ji Sung Lee, Jae Sun Yoon, Mi Sun Oh, Ji-Woo Kim, Soo-Hyun Park, Kyung-Ho Yu, Byung-Chul Lee, Sang-Bae Ko, Byung-Woo Yoon
{"title":"The impact of statin treatment duration on the risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus and recurrent vascular events in ischemic stroke patients: a linked data analysis.","authors":"Tae Jung Kim, Ji Sung Lee, Jae Sun Yoon, Mi Sun Oh, Ji-Woo Kim, Soo-Hyun Park, Kyung-Ho Yu, Byung-Chul Lee, Sang-Bae Ko, Byung-Woo Yoon","doi":"10.1159/000538485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000538485","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Although statin therapy reduces cardiovascular events, statin use is associated with the risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus (NODM). Using a linked dataset, we evaluated the effect of statin treatment on vascular outcomes and NODM development in patients with ischemic stroke.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>From the dataset, we identified 20,250 patients with acute ischemic stroke who had neither a prior history of DM nor a previous history of statin use before the index stroke. Patients were divided into statin users and non-users. The outcomes were NODM and vascular outcomes, including recurrent ischemic stroke and acute myocardial infarction (AMI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 20,250 patients, 13,706 (67.7%) received statin treatment after the index stroke. For the risk of NODM, a time-response relationship was observed between the use of statins and NODM; a longer post-stroke follow-up duration substantially increased the risk of NODM. Among those with ischemic stroke exceeding 3 years, statin users had an approximately 1.7-fold greater risk of NODM than statin non-users. Statin therapy significantly reduced the risk of recurrent ischemic stroke by 54% (HR 0.46, 95% CI, 0.43-0.50, P < 0.001) across all stroke subtypes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Statin therapy following ischemic stroke increased the occurrence of NODM in patients over a period of 3 years. Despite the increased risk of NODM, statin therapy shows a beneficial effect in reducing major cardiovascular events such as recurrent ischemic stroke and AMI in patients with ischemic stroke.</p>","PeriodicalId":9683,"journal":{"name":"Cerebrovascular Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140287063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anthony Pereira, Vafa Alakbarzade, Deborah Lowe, David Hargroves
{"title":"COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PERFUSION IN ACUTE STROKE ASSESSMENT.","authors":"Anthony Pereira, Vafa Alakbarzade, Deborah Lowe, David Hargroves","doi":"10.1159/000537729","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000537729","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Traditionally, non-contrast computed tomography (CT) alone was used in the initial assessment of acute ischaemic stroke patients mainly to exclude haemorrhage or alternative pathology.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Late-window (beyond 6 hours) and recent large-volume endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (MT) trials integrated CT Perfusion (CTP) imaging to guide MT and/or intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) decision-making in stroke patients.</p><p><strong>Key messages: </strong>In current clinical practice, many patients are being excluded from reperfusion therapy due to a lack of data from urgent investigations to assess cerebral vasculature and perfusion. Here, we explore the potential benefits of CTP incorporated into the initial CT protocol assessment of stroke patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":9683,"journal":{"name":"Cerebrovascular Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140173781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah Marchina, Sharon D Yeatts, Lydia D Foster, Scott Janis, Ashkan Shoamanesh, Pooja Khatri, Kimberlee Bernstein, Aaron Perlmutter, Catherine Stever, Elizabeth C Heistand, Joseph P Broderick, Steven M Greenberg, Enrique C Leira, Jonathan Rosand, Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas, Rustam Al Shahi Salman, David Tirschwell, Joan Marti-Fabregas, Magdy Selim
{"title":"Rationale and Design of the Statins Use in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients (SATURN) Trial.","authors":"Sarah Marchina, Sharon D Yeatts, Lydia D Foster, Scott Janis, Ashkan Shoamanesh, Pooja Khatri, Kimberlee Bernstein, Aaron Perlmutter, Catherine Stever, Elizabeth C Heistand, Joseph P Broderick, Steven M Greenberg, Enrique C Leira, Jonathan Rosand, Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas, Rustam Al Shahi Salman, David Tirschwell, Joan Marti-Fabregas, Magdy Selim","doi":"10.1159/000538195","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000538195","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The benefits and risks of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) drugs in survivors of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are unclear. Observational studies suggest an association between statin use and increased risk of lobar ICH, particularly in patients with apolipoprotein-E (APOE) ε2 and ε4 genotypes. There are no randomized controlled trials (RCTs) addressing the effects of statins after ICH leading to uncertainty as to whether statins should be used in patients with lobar ICH who are at high risk for ICH recurrence. The SATURN trial aims to evaluate the effects of continuation versus discontinuation of statin on the risk of ICH recurrence and ischemic major adverse cerebro-cardio-vascular events (MACCE) in patients with lobar ICH. Secondary aims include the assessment of whether the APOE genotype modifies the effects of statins on ICH recurrence, functional and cognitive outcomes and quality of life.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The SATURN trial is a multi-center, pragmatic, prospective, randomized, open-label, Phase III clinical trial with blinded end-point assessment. A planned total of 1456 patients with lobar ICH will be recruited from 140 sites in the United States, Canada and Spain. Patients presenting within seven days of a spontaneous lobar ICH that occurred while taking a statin, will be randomized (1:1) to continuation (control) vs. discontinuation (intervention) of the same statin drug and dose that they were using at ICH onset. The primary outcome is the time to recurrent symptomatic ICH within a two-year follow-up period. The primary safety outcome is the occurrence of ischemic MACCE.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results will help to determine the best strategy for statin use in survivors of lobar ICH and may help to identify if there is a subset of patients who would benefit from statins.</p>","PeriodicalId":9683,"journal":{"name":"Cerebrovascular Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11403066/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140142834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura Catherine Gioia, George Nunes Mendes, Alexandre Yves Poppe, Christian Stapf
{"title":"Advances in Prehospital Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage.","authors":"Laura Catherine Gioia, George Nunes Mendes, Alexandre Yves Poppe, Christian Stapf","doi":"10.1159/000537998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000537998","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Spontaneous acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is associated with greater stroke-related disability and mortality. Hematoma expansion (HME), an important treatment target in acute ICH, is time-dependent, with a greater probability of hematoma growth occurring <3 hours from ICH onset.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Promising treatment options to reduce HME include early intensive blood pressure (BP) reduction and the administration of hemostatic or anticoagulant reversal agents, yet large phase III clinical trials have so far failed to show overwhelming benefit for these interventions in acute ICH. Post-hoc analyses provide evidence, however, that the therapeutic benefit of such treatments is enhanced by rapid and ultra-early intervention, likely driven in large part by attenuation of early HME. Clinical trials assessing ultra-rapid treatments (<2 hours from ICH onset), including study procedures in the ambulance setting are currently underway, and demonstrate that the prehospital phase is a critical window for ICH management and an indispensable area of ICH research. Mobile stroke units, specialized ambulances equipped with imaging capabilities can provide confirmatory diagnosis and expedite treatments, as in acute ischemic stroke. Nevertheless, multiple barriers (financial, organisational, geographical among others) hinder worldwide implementation. Emerging portable technologies as well as point-of-care measures of blood biomarkers show promise as feasible adjunct tools to discriminate ICH from AIS in the field and have the potential for widespread accessibility.</p><p><strong>Key messages: </strong>Ultra-early interventions in acute ICH are likely necessary to mitigate the risk of HME, and as such, the prehospital setting is ideal to initiate time-sensitive ICH therapies. As such, reliable prehospital acute ICH detection is essential to provide disease-specific treatments. Overall, it is imperative that \"Time is brain\" become the mantra not only for ischemic stroke but for ICH as well, and that the promise of ultra-early therapies for ICH be translated into concrete benefits for patients with this devastating condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":9683,"journal":{"name":"Cerebrovascular Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140058743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Esther M C Vriend, Thomas A Bouwmeester, Vicente Artola Arita, Michiel L Bots, Rudy Meijer, Henrike Galenkamp, Karien Stronks, Didier Collard, Eric P Moll van Charante, Bert-Jan H van den Born, Oscar H Franco
{"title":"Ethnic Differences in Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Plaque Presence: The HELIUS Study.","authors":"Esther M C Vriend, Thomas A Bouwmeester, Vicente Artola Arita, Michiel L Bots, Rudy Meijer, Henrike Galenkamp, Karien Stronks, Didier Collard, Eric P Moll van Charante, Bert-Jan H van den Born, Oscar H Franco","doi":"10.1159/000535713","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000535713","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>In the Netherlands, the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is higher among South-Asian Surinamese and lower among Moroccans compared to the Dutch. Traditional risk factors for atherosclerotic CVD do not fully explain these disparities. We aimed to assess ethnic differences in plaque presence and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and explore to what extent these differences are explained by traditional risk factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used cross-sectional data from a subgroup of participants enrolled in the multi-ethnic population-based Healthy Life in an Urban Setting (HELIUS) study who underwent carotid ultrasonography. Logistic and linear regression models were built to assess ethnic differences in plaque presence and cIMT with the Dutch population as reference. Additional models were created to adjust for socioeconomic status, body height, and cardiovascular risk factors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 3,022 participants, 1,183, 1,051, and 790 individuals were of Dutch, South-Asian Surinamese, and Moroccan descent, respectively. Mean age was 60.9 years (SD: 8.0), and 52.8% were female. Compared to the Dutch, we found lower odds for plaque presence in Moroccans (0.77, 95% CI: 0.62; 0.95) and no significant differences between the South-Asian Surinamese and Dutch population (0.91, 95% CI: 0.76; 1.10). After adjustment for CVD risk factors, we found a lower plaque presence in South-Asian Surinamese (0.63, 95% CI: 0.48; 0.82). In both Moroccan and South-Asian Surinamese individuals, adjustment for socioeconomic status did not materially change the results. cIMT was lower in South-Asian Surinamese compared to the Dutch (-17.9 μm, 95% CI: -27.9; -7.9) and partly explained by ethnic differences in the body height as South-Asian Surinamese individuals were, on average, shorter than the Dutch population. No differences in cIMT between Moroccans and Dutch were found.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>cIMT and plaque prevalence differ between ethnic groups independent of CVD risk. Lower plaque prevalence in Moroccans was partly attributable to a lower prevalence of traditional CVD risk factors, while body height was an important contributor to differences in cIMT in South Asians. This study emphasizes the need for ethnic-specific cut-off values for plaque presence and cIMT.</p>","PeriodicalId":9683,"journal":{"name":"Cerebrovascular Diseases","volume":" ","pages":"618-624"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11446328/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138794584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}