Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) Levels
Lipoprotein(a) is a plasma lipoprotein and known cardiovascular risk factor most recently implicated in the development of high-risk carotid atherosclerotic plaques without significant carotid stenosis. We present a case of a young African-American female with recurrent embolic strokes of undetermin...
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| author | Zachary Bulwa Audrey Kim Karandeep Singh Alexander Kantorovich Faten Suhail |
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| description | Lipoprotein(a) is a plasma lipoprotein and known cardiovascular risk factor most recently implicated in the development of high-risk carotid atherosclerotic plaques without significant carotid stenosis. We present a case of a young African-American female with recurrent embolic strokes of undetermined source. After our thorough investigation we identified the link between a small, irregular plaque in the right internal carotid artery and an extremely elevated plasma level of lipoprotein(a) as the source of her embolic strokes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f169f1387724ee78cdcf830a1297f0e2022-12-21T17:50:52ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952016-08-01710.3389/fneur.2016.00144218161Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) LevelsZachary Bulwa0Audrey Kim1Karandeep Singh2Alexander Kantorovich3Faten Suhail4University of Chicago - NorthShore University Health SystemRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceChicago State UniversityAdvocate Christ Medical CenterLipoprotein(a) is a plasma lipoprotein and known cardiovascular risk factor most recently implicated in the development of high-risk carotid atherosclerotic plaques without significant carotid stenosis. We present a case of a young African-American female with recurrent embolic strokes of undetermined source. After our thorough investigation we identified the link between a small, irregular plaque in the right internal carotid artery and an extremely elevated plasma level of lipoprotein(a) as the source of her embolic strokes.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2016.00144/fullLipoprotein(a)StrokeCarotid Stentingcryptogenic strokecarotid atherosclerosisEmbolic stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS) |
| spellingShingle | Zachary Bulwa Audrey Kim Karandeep Singh Alexander Kantorovich Faten Suhail Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) Levels Frontiers in Neurology Lipoprotein(a) Stroke Carotid Stenting cryptogenic stroke carotid atherosclerosis Embolic stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS) |
| title | Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) Levels |
| title_full | Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) Levels |
| title_fullStr | Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) Levels |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) Levels |
| title_short | Recurrent Embolic Strokes of Undetermined Source in a Patient with Extreme Lipoprotein(a) Levels |
| title_sort | recurrent embolic strokes of undetermined source in a patient with extreme lipoprotein a levels |
| topic | Lipoprotein(a) Stroke Carotid Stenting cryptogenic stroke carotid atherosclerosis Embolic stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS) |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2016.00144/full |
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