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Aetiology of extracranial carotid free-floating thrombus in a prospective multicentre cohort

Dar Dowlatshahi, Cheemun Lum, Bijoy K Menon, Aditya Bharatha, Prasham Dave, Paulo Puac-Polanco, Dylan Blacquiere, Grant Stotts, Michel Shamy, Franco Momoli, Rebecca Thornhill, Ronda Lun, Carlos Torres
DOI: 10.1136/svn-2022-001639 Published 23 June 2023
Dar Dowlatshahi
1 Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2 Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3 School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Cheemun Lum
4 Department of Radiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Bijoy K Menon
5 Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Radiology and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Aditya Bharatha
6 Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Prasham Dave
7 Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Paulo Puac-Polanco
4 Department of Radiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Grant Stotts
1 Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Michel Shamy
1 Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2 Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3 School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Franco Momoli
3 School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Rebecca Thornhill
4 Department of Radiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Ronda Lun
1 Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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    Baseline characteristics of patients confirmed to have a carotid free-floating thrombus

    N=83
    Baseline characteristics
     Age at presentation
     (mean±SD)
    67.2±14.0
     Female sex (n,%)30 (36.1)
    Medical history
     Coronary artery disease (n,%)14 (16.9)
     Myocardial infarction (n,%)13 (15.7)
     Ischaemic stroke (n,%)15 (18.3)
     Atrial fibrillation (n,%)8 (9.6)
     Venous thromboembolism (n,%)5 (6.0)
     Diabetes mellitus (n,%)15 (18.1)
     Dyslipidaemia (n,%)38 (45.8)
     Hypertension (n,%)46 (55.4)
    Medication use
     Prior anticoagulant use (n,%)9 (10.8)
     Prior antiplatelet use (n,%)26 (31.3)
    Clinical presentation
     Stroke (n,%)68 (81.9)
     Transient ischaemic attack (n,%)15 (18.1)
    Treatment
     Single antiplatelet3 (3.6)
     Dual antiplatelet19 (22.9)
     Anticoagulation38 (45.8)
     Anticoagulation and antiplatelet20 (24.1)
     None3 (3.6)

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Aetiology of extracranial carotid free-floating thrombus in a prospective multicentre cohort
Dar Dowlatshahi, Cheemun Lum, Bijoy K Menon, Aditya Bharatha, Prasham Dave, Paulo Puac-Polanco, Dylan Blacquiere, Grant Stotts, Michel Shamy, Franco Momoli, Rebecca Thornhill, Ronda Lun, Carlos Torres
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Dar Dowlatshahi, Cheemun Lum, Bijoy K Menon, Aditya Bharatha, Prasham Dave, Paulo Puac-Polanco, Dylan Blacquiere, Grant Stotts, Michel Shamy, Franco Momoli, Rebecca Thornhill, Ronda Lun, Carlos Torres
Stroke and Vascular Neurology Jun 2023, 8 (3) 194-196; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2022-001639
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