Thrombus Aspirates From Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Are Infiltrated by Viridans Streptococci

Thrombus Aspirates From Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Are Infiltrated by Viridans Streptococci

Background Acute ischemic stroke may be due to embolism from ruptured atherosclerotic carotid arteries. DNA of oral bacteria, mainly the viridans streptococci group, has been detected in thrombus aspirates of patients with ischemic stroke as well as in carotid endarterectomy samples. Because viridan...

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Main Authors: Olli Patrakka, Sari Tuomisto, Juha‐Pekka Pienimäki, Jyrki Ollikainen, Niku Oksala, Vili Lampinen, Markus J. T. Ojanen, Heini Huhtala, Vesa P. Hytönen, Terho Lehtimäki, Mika Martiskainen, Pekka J. Karhunen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-11-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
carotid artery stenosis
oral health
stroke
viridans streptococci
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.123.030639

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