Journals / Anadolu Tıp Dergisi / 2000 / Cilt: 2 - Sayı: 3

Silent infarct: Risk factors and radiologic findings

Sessiz infarkt: Risk faktörleri ve radyolojik bulgular

Pages
212–217
Publication Date
2022-10-10
DOI
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Silent infarct frequency and presence of multiple risk factors, as well as, elder age showed a tendency to have a high correlation but it was not statistically significant.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Silent infarct has been reported as much as in 40% of patients older than 65 years.
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Key Findings & Data:In the present study, the risk factors and clinical, laboratory and radiological findings were noted separately in 80 patients with a diagnoses of acute ischemic stroke.
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Conclusion & Impact:Silent infarct frequency and presence of multiple risk factors, as well as, elder age showed a tendency to have a high correlation but it was not statistically significant.
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Abstract

Silent infarct has been reported as much as in 40% of patients older than 65 years. It is not clear both, if the silent infarct, that is recognized incidentally in radiological investigations without any clinical clues, is a risk factor for cerebrovascular diseases and if they share the same risk factors for stroke or not. In the present study, the risk factors and clinical, laboratory and radiological findings were noted separately in 80 patients with a diagnoses of acute ischemic stroke. Radiological data have been reevaluated for the silent lesions, which were discordant with the history of previous TIA and stroke attacks. Statistical analysis revealed that there is a positive correlation between the silent infarct frequency and the presence of bilateral atherosclerotic lesions of carotid arteries in Doppler USG. Silent infarct frequency and presence of multiple risk factors, as well as, elder age showed a tendency to have a high correlation but it was not statistically significant.

Özet

Bazı tarama çalışmalarında 'sessiz infarktlar'ın ileri yaştaki hastalarda %40'e varan oranlarda tesbit edildiği bildirilmektedir. Herhangi bir klinik bulgu vermeyen, ancak beyin görüntülemeleri sırasında tesadüfen fark edilen 'sessiz infarktlar'ın klinik olarak serebrovasküler olay insidansını artıran bir risk faktörü olup olmadığı ya da iskemik inme için bilinen risk faktörleriyle bağlantısı ise tartışmalıdır. Bu çalışmamızda inme ön tanısı ile kabul edilen 80 hastada önceye ait serebrovasküler olay öyküsü alındı. Transiyent iskemik atak ve tekrarlayan strok hikayesi olan ve olmayan hastalarda risk faktörleri değerlendirildi, hikayede bildirilen serebrovasküler olay öyküsü bulunan olguların klinik bulguları ile radyolojik bulguların uyum gösterip göstermediği araştırıldı, ve sessiz infarkt görülen hastaların klinik ve radyolojik değerlendirilmesi yapıldı. Doppler USG'de bilateral karotis arter lezyonu ile sessiz infarkt görülme sıklığı arasında anlamlı bir fark görülmüştür. Birden fazla risk faktörünün bulunması ve ileri yaş ile bir artış eğilimi izlenmiş ancak istatistiksel bir fark görülmemiştir.

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Cite This Article

BAYRAM, M., NEYAL, M., ŞİRİKÇİ, A., NEYAL, A., YILMAZ, M., DEMİRCİ, H. (2022). Silent infarct: Risk factors and radiologic findings. Anadolu Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 2 - Sayı: 3, 212–217. https://ajindex.com/articles/438210

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