Aortic plaques as a source of stroke - MRI based morphological and functional analysis of the aorta.

niversitätsklinikum Freiburg Abteilung Neurologie und Neurophysiologie0 sites100 target enrollmentJune 11, 2014

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: I63
Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Freiburg Abteilung Neurologie und Neurophysiologie
Enrollment: 100
Status: Completed
Last Updated: last year

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

June 11, 2014

End Date

January 31, 2015

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Sponsor

niversitätsklinikum Freiburg Abteilung Neurologie und Neurophysiologie

•1\. Stroke patients: male and female, \>49 years of age, acute stroke, cryptogenic stroke etiology after routine diagnostics (without TEE), visible ischemic lesion on cerebral imaging. 2\. Control patients: male and female, \>49 years of age, no history of cerebral or retianl ischemia.

•Contraindications for MRI (ferromagentic prosthesis, cardiac pacemaker, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, insulin pump, large\-scale tattoos with metalliferous pigment, artificial heart valves, pregnancy, chochlea implant, copper\-bearing contraceptive coil, non\-removable piercings, shell splinters or other metallic material), cardiac arrhythmias, bad general condition, no informed consent obtainable, strong claustrophobia, body weight over 130kg, refusal to participate in the study