Atherosclerotic Components in Thrombi Retrieved by Thrombectomy for Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion Due to Large Artery Atherosclerosis: A Case Report

Atherosclerotic Components in Thrombi Retrieved by Thrombectomy for Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion Due to Large Artery Atherosclerosis: A Case Report

Introduction: The correlation between the composition of thrombi retrieved by mechanical thrombectomy (MT) and stroke etiology is inconclusive. We describe a case with atherosclerotic components in thrombi retrieved by MT for acute internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion.Case Presentation: A 69-year...

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Main Authors: Futoshi Eto, Junpei Koge, Kanta Tanaka, Takeshi Yoshimoto, Masayuki Shiozawa, Kinta Hatakeyama, Kazunori Toyoda, Masatoshi Koga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
mechanical thrombectomy
cholesterol clefts
histopathology
thrombus
large artery atherosclerosis
acute ischemic stroke
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.670610/full

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