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Stroke In Hfref Without Atrial Fibrillation And Concurrent Protein S Deficiency: What Is The Best Treatment?, Rohan Umrani, Trinava Roy, Bhavana Kadiyala, Yvette Wang
Stroke In Hfref Without Atrial Fibrillation And Concurrent Protein S Deficiency: What Is The Best Treatment?, Rohan Umrani, Trinava Roy, Bhavana Kadiyala, Yvette Wang
Rowan-Virtua Research Day
Hypercoagulable disorders are often the culprit for repeated strokes in young patients, with or without other comorbidities
Medications typically used for stroke prophylaxis:
- Warfarin
- Aspirin
- Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs)
Warfarin is the preferred method of anticoagulation for stroke prophylaxis in patients with hypercoagulable disorders
A deficiency of protein S increases the risk of pro coagulation due to a relative deficiency of anticoagulants.
Patients with protein S deficiency tend to have recurrent venous thromboses and pulmonary emboli
Retrograde Thromboembolism From The Proximal Descending Thoracic Aorta Leading To Recurrent Acute Cerebrovascular Events, Mark Staroelsky, Akash Patel, Gregory Holland, Nishant Parikh, Peter Bulik
Retrograde Thromboembolism From The Proximal Descending Thoracic Aorta Leading To Recurrent Acute Cerebrovascular Events, Mark Staroelsky, Akash Patel, Gregory Holland, Nishant Parikh, Peter Bulik
Rowan-Virtua Research Day
In the United States, approximately 800,000 individuals experience a stroke every year
Nearly 25% of strokes are recurrent
Cryptogenic strokes, or those with unknown causes after testing, make up a significant portion of ischemic strokes, as many as 32%
Retrograde thromboembolic events originating from the proximal descending thoracic aorta should be considered as a potential etiology in cryptogenic strokes
The appropriate management of embolic events from aortic atheroma needs further research
Here, we present a case of a 55-year-old male who had recurrent cryptogenic strokes whose origin was discovered to stem from retrograde embolic phenomena from atheroma located within the …