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Statins in stroke prevention and carotid atherosclerosis: systematic review and up-to-date meta-analysisPierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital and Medical School, Denis Diderot University Paris VII, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
Stroke 35:2902-9. 2004..It is not clear whether this is attributable to low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction. Statin trials have now included >90,000 patients. We have determined the effect of statins and LDL-C reduction on stroke prevention...
High-dose atorvastatin after stroke or transient ischemic attackPierre Amarenco
Denis Diderot University, Paris
N Engl J Med 355:549-59. 2006..ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00147602 [ClinicalTrials.gov].)...
Comparison of intravenous alteplase with a combined intravenous-endovascular approach in patients with stroke and confirmed arterial occlusion (RECANALISE study): a prospective cohort studyMikael Mazighi
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France Diderot University, Paris, France
Lancet Neurol 8:802-9. 2009..The aim of this study was to ascertain the effect of a combined IV-endovascular approach (intra-arterial alteplase and, if required, additional thrombectomy) in patients with stroke due to arterial occlusion...
High-density lipoprotein-based therapy reduces the hemorrhagic complications associated with tissue plasminogen activator treatment in experimental strokeBertrand Lapergue
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France
Stroke 44:699-707. 2013..We hypothesized that HDL vasculoprotective actions on the blood-brain barrier (BBB) may decrease hemorrhagic transformation-associated with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) administration in acute stroke...
Patients with transient ischemic attack with ABCD2 <4 can have similar 90-day stroke risk as patients with transient ischemic attack with ABCD2 ≥4Pierre Amarenco
INSERM U 698 and the Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Paris Diderot University, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France
Stroke 43:863-5. 2012..It is unclear whether patients with transient ischemic attack with an ABCD(2) score <4 can be safely evaluated within the following week as recommended by some national guidelines rather than in emergency...
Aortic arch atheroma and the risk of strokePierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat Hospital, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
Curr Atheroscler Rep 8:343-6. 2006..In this category of patients new potential causes, such as aortic arch atheroma in the elderly, have been investigated in the past two decades...
Relative and cumulative effects of lipid and blood pressure control in the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels trialPierre Amarenco
INSERM U 698, Denis Diderot University Paris VII, Department of Neurology, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France
Stroke 40:2486-92. 2009....
Lipid management in the prevention of stroke: review and updated meta-analysis of statins for stroke preventionPierre Amarenco
INSERM U 698 clinical research in atherothrombosis and Paris Diderot University, Paris, France
Lancet Neurol 8:453-63. 2009..8 mmol/L (70 mg/dL), the effects of triglyceride-lowering therapy alone or in combination with statins, and the effects of treatments to raise HDL cholesterol concentrations...
New approach to stroke subtyping: the A-S-C-O (phenotypic) classification of strokeP Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, INSERM U 698 and Paris Diderot University, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France
Cerebrovasc Dis 27:502-8. 2009..g. for genetic analysis purpose), while clinical trials can focus on 1 or several of these 4 phenotypes (e.g. focus on patients A1-A2-A3)...
Classification of stroke subtypesP Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, INSERM U 698 and Paris Diderot University, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France
Cerebrovasc Dis 27:493-501. 2009..Parallel classifications (i.e. surrogate markers) may serve as within-study abnormalities to support research findings...
Results of the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) trial by stroke subtypesPierre Amarenco
INSERM U 698 and Denis Diderot University, Paris, France
Stroke 40:1405-9. 2009..We tested the hypothesis that the benefit of treatment varies according to index event stroke subtype...
Baseline blood pressure, low- and high-density lipoproteins, and triglycerides and the risk of vascular events in the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) trialPierre Amarenco
INSERM U 698 and Denis Diderot University, Paris, France
Atherosclerosis 204:515-20. 2009....
Telemedicine for improving emergent management of acute cerebrovascular syndromesPierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital, Denis Diderot University and Medical School, Paris VII, Paris, France
Int J Stroke 2:47-50. 2007
Lipid lowering and recurrent stroke: a definitive answer?Pierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital, Denis Diderot University and Medical School, Paris, France
Int J Stroke 2:111-3. 2007
Stroke is a coronary heart disease risk equivalent: implications for future clinical trials in secondary stroke preventionPierre Amarenco
INSERM U-698 and Denis Diderot University-Paris VII, France
Eur Heart J 29:1605-7. 2008
The paradox of cholesterol and strokePierre Amarenco
INSERM U-698, , Paris, France
Lancet 370:1803-4. 2007
The dynamics of statins: from event prevention to neuroprotectionPierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology, Stroke Centre, Denis Diderot University and Medical School, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France
Stroke 37:294-6. 2006
Atorvastatin in prevention of stroke and transient ischaemic attackPierre Amarenco
Bichat University Hospital, Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
Expert Opin Pharmacother 8:2789-97. 2007..Statins are effective in reducing both first-ever and recurrent stroke, and this effect seems driven by the extent of LDL-C lowering...
EXPRESS transient ischemic attack study: speed the process!Pierre Amarenco
INSERM U-698 and Denis Diderot University-Paris VII, France
Stroke 39:2400-1. 2008
Predictors for malignant middle cerebral artery infarctions: a postmortem analysisA Jaramillo
APHP, Department of Neuropathology Raymond Escourolle, Salpetriere Hospital, Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris, France
Neurology 66:815-20. 2006..Early detection of malignant infarction of the middle cerebral artery (MI-MCA) is important because of possible treatment by hemicraniectomy...
Does ABCD2 score below 4 allow more time to evaluate patients with a transient ischemic attack?Pierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Paris, France
Stroke 40:3091-5. 2009....
Blood lipids in brain infarction subtypesPierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat Hospital, Denis Diderot University, INSERM U 360, Paris, France
Cerebrovasc Dis 22:101-8. 2006..Little is known about the relationship between hypercholesterolaemia and specific aetiological subtypes of brain infarction (BI)...
Prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with cerebral infarctionPierre Amarenco
INSERM U 698 and Paris Diderot University, Paris, France
Stroke 42:22-9. 2011....
Rationale and design of a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study of terutroban 30 mg/day versus aspirin 100 mg/day in stroke patients: the prevention of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events of ischemic origin with terutroban in patients with M G Bousser
Hôpital Lariboisière AP HP, INSERM U 740, Paris, France
Cerebrovasc Dis 27:509-18. 2009....
Mitral valve strands and the risk of ischemic stroke in elderly patients. The French Study of Aortic Plaques in Stroke (FAPS) InvestigatorsA Cohen
Service de cardiologie, Hopital Saint Antoine, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
Stroke 28:1574-8. 1997..Their nature and their potential for embolization are largely unknown. The objective was to estimate the risk of brain infarction in patients with mitral valve strands...
Chlamydia pneumoniae seropositivity in aetiological subtypes of brain infarction and carotid atherosclerosis: a case control studyS Alamowitch
Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology, Tenon University Hospital, AP HP, 4 rue de la Chine, Paris, France
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 79:147-51. 2008..We investigated Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in a large cohort of patients with BI according to aetiological subtypes and carotid atherosclerosis...
Statins for stroke prevention: disappointment and hopePierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Bichat University Hospital and Medical School, Denis Diderot University Paris VII, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
Circulation 109:III44-9. 2004..Treatment strategies based on global cardiovascular risk may be most effective. Additional studies in patients representative of the typical stroke population are needed...
Aortic plaque morphology and vascular events: a follow-up study in patients with ischemic stroke. FAPS Investigators. French Study of Aortic Plaques in StrokeA Cohen
Service de cardiologie, Saint Antoine University and Medical School, Paris, France
Circulation 96:3838-41. 1997..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact, if any, of plaque morphology (ulceration, hypoechoic plaques or calcification) on the risk of subsequent vascular events...
Prevalence of subdiaphragmatic visceral infarction in cardioembolic strokeT Slaoui
Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France
Neurology 74:1030-2. 2010..Coexistence of subdiaphragmatic visceral infarction (SDVI; e.g., renal, splenic, hepatic, bowel infarction) may be a suggestion of a common source of embolism. One large autopsy study found SDVI in 21.5% of patients with fatal stroke...
Placebo-controlled trial of high-dose atorvastatin in patients with severe cerebral small vessel diseasePhilippa C Lavallee
Department of Neurology, Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital, Denis Diderot University and Medical School, Paris, France
Stroke 40:1721-8. 2009..We sought to determine whether high-dose atorvastatin increases CVR compared with placebo in patients with severe small vessel disease...
Terutroban versus aspirin in patients with cerebral ischaemic events (PERFORM): a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group trialMarie Germaine Bousser
Hopital Lariboisiere, INSERM U, Paris Diderot University, France
Lancet 377:2013-22. 2011..We compared the selective thromboxane-prostaglandin receptor antagonist terutroban with aspirin in the prevention of cerebral and cardiovascular ischaemic events in patients with a recent non-cardioembolic cerebral ischaemic event...
Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia is associated with enlarged descending thoracic aortaF Pico
Department of Neurology, Mignot Versailles Hospital, Versailles, France
Neurology 63:2016-21. 2004..CONCLUSION: Patients with intracranial arterial dolichoectasia (IADE) have larger descending thoracic aorta diameters than non-IADE patients, suggesting that the underlying process causing IADE also affects the descending thoracic aorta...
Genetic susceptibility and ischaemic strokeA Elbaz
INSERM Unité 360, Hopital de la Salpetriere, Paris, France
Curr Opin Neurol 12:47-55. 1999..This may have therapeutic and preventive implications...
Carotid intima-media thickness, plaques, and Framingham risk score as independent determinants of stroke riskPierre-Jean Touboul
Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Bichat University Hospital and Medical School, Paris, France
Stroke 36:1741-5. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: CCA-IMT, CPs, and FRSs correlated well. The CCA-IMT value may help discriminate between subjects at low or high 10-year risk...
Endarterectomy Versus Angioplasty in Patients with Symptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis (EVA-3S) trial: results up to 4 years from a randomised, multicentre trialJean Louis Mas
Hôpitaux Sainte Anne, Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France
Lancet Neurol 7:885-92. 2008..We now report the results up to 4 years...
Common carotid artery intima-media thickness and brain infarction : the Etude du Profil Génétique de l'Infarctus Cérébral (GENIC) case-control study. The GENIC InvestigatorsP J Touboul
Department of Neurology, Lariboisiere Hospital, Paris, France
Circulation 102:313-8. 2000..73; 95% confidence interval, 1.45 to 2.07). CONCLUSIONS-An increased CCA-IMT was associated with BI, both overall and in the main subtypes. An increased IMT may help select patients at high risk for BI...
Prevalence of nephroangiosclerosis in patients with fatal strokeH Abboud
Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France
Neurology 72:899-904. 2009..Glomerular filtration rate and decline in renal function can be improved by global cardiovascular prevention. However, the prevalence of nephroangiosclerosis in patients with stroke is unknown...
The Prevention of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular Events of ischemic origin with teRutroban in patients with a history oF ischemic strOke or tRansient ischeMic attack (PERFORM) study: baseline characteristics of the populationM G Bousser
Department of Neurology, Hôpital Lariboisière AP HP, INSERM U 740, Paris, France
Cerebrovasc Dis 27:608-13. 2009..Here we describe the baseline characteristics of the population...
Determinants of outcome and safety of intravenous rt-PA therapy in the very old: a clinical registry study and systematic reviewElena Meseguer
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital, 46, rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
Age Ageing 37:107-11. 2008
Anatomical and technical factors associated with stroke or death during carotid angioplasty and stenting: results from the endarterectomy versus angioplasty in patients with symptomatic severe carotid stenosis (EVA-3S) trial and systematic reviewOlivier Naggara
Universite Paris Descartes, Inserm UMR 894, Department of Neurology, Hopital Sainte Anne, 75014 Paris, France
Stroke 42:380-8. 2011....
Glucose level and brain infarction: a prospective case-control study and prospective studyM Mazighi
INSERM U 698 and Denis Diderot University, Paris VII, France
Int J Stroke 4:346-51. 2009..Additional data are needed to resolve this uncertainty and identify patients at higher risk if any...
Effect of early cerebral magnetic resonance imaging on clinical decisions in infective endocarditis: a prospective studyXavier Duval
Paris 7 University Medical School, AP HP Bichat University Hospital, and INSERM CIC 007, Paris, France
Ann Intern Med 152:497-504, W175. 2010..Neurologic complications of endocarditis can influence diagnosis, therapeutic plans, and prognosis...
[Transient ischemic attacks]Philippa Lavallée
Service de Neurologie et Centre d Accueil et de Traitement de l Attaque Cérébrale, Hopital Bichat, Paris
Presse Med 36:134-41. 2007..Treatment by platelet aggregation inhibitors (aspirin 160-300 mg) should begin immediately and be adjusted according to test results...
Stroke prevention, blood cholesterol and statinsPierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital and Medical School, Denis Diderot University Paris VII, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
Acta Neurol Taiwan 14:96-112. 2005....
Meta-analysis of the effect of nicotinic acid alone or in combination on cardiovascular events and atherosclerosisEric Bruckert
Department of Endocrinology, Pitie Salpetriere University Hospital, Pierre and Marie Curie University, 83 bd de l hopital, 75651, Paris, France
Atherosclerosis 210:353-61. 2010....
Polymorphism R92Q of the tumour necrosis factor receptor 1 gene is associated with myocardial infarction and carotid intima-media thickness--the ECTIM, AXA, EVA and GENIC StudiesOdette Poirier
INSERM U525, Epidemiologic and Molecular Genetics of Cardiovascular Diseases, Paris, France
Eur J Hum Genet 12:213-9. 2004..70 (0.09) vs 0.67 (0.13), P=0.02). No significant association of the 92Q allele was found with BI in the GENIC Study. Overall, these results may suggest that carriers of the 92Q allele may be at increased risk of atherosclerosis...
Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia and its relation with atherosclerosis and stroke subtypeFernando Pico
Department of Neurology, Versailles Hospital, France
Neurology 61:1736-42. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: IADE was associated with vascular risk factors such as age, male sex, hypertension, previous history of myocardial infarction, and lacunar infarct, but not with carotid atherosclerosis...
Coronary heart disease risk in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack and no known coronary heart disease: findings from the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) trialPierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, INSERM U 698 and Denis Diderot University Paris VII, Bichat Claude Bernard University Hospital, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
Stroke 41:426-30. 2010..We evaluated the risk of developing clinically recognized CHD in SPARCL patients...
Outcomes of mechanical endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke: a clinical registry study and systematic reviewAymeric Rouchaud
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital, INSERM U 698 and Paris Diderot University, 46, rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
Stroke 42:1289-94. 2011..However, the benefit and safety of MET remain to be determined. The aim of this study was to give reliable estimates of efficacy and safety outcomes of MET...
Fibrates effect on cardiovascular risk is greater in patients with high triglyceride levels or atherogenic dyslipidemia profile: a systematic review and meta-analysisEric Bruckert
Department of Endocrinology, Pitie Salpetriere University Hospital, Pierre and Marie Curie University, 83 Boulevard de l hopital, 75651 Paris, France
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 57:267-72. 2011..0001), respectively, but only by 6% (95% CI, 22% to 13%, P = 0.13) in nonatherogenic dyslipidemia patients. Targeting patients with high triglyceride levels or atherogenic dyslipidemia with fibrates may help reduce residual vascular risk...
Country-based reference values and impact of cardiovascular risk factors on carotid intima-media thickness in a French population: the 'Paroi Artérielle et Risque Cardio-Vasculaire' (PARC) StudyPierre Jean Touboul
INSERM U 698, Paris, France
Cerebrovasc Dis 27:361-7. 2009..To define reference values for mean common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCAIMT(mean)) from subjects without conventional cardiovascular risk factors...
Flow-mediated vasodilatation of carotid and brachial arteries in healthy subjects and in lacunar stroke patientsPhilippa C Lavallee
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital and Medical School, Paris, France
Ultrasound Med Biol 32:1165-9. 2006..CCA vasodilatation induced by CO(2) inhalation and NTG administration can be measured. The strong negative correlation between CCA- and BA-FMVD suggests that there could be different mechanisms of vasodilatation...
Carotid endarterectomy in the acute phase of crescendo cerebral transient ischemic attacks is safe and effectiveGuy Leseche
Department of Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Bichat Claude Bernard University Hospital, Denis Diderot University, and Medical School Paris VII, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France
J Vasc Surg 53:637-42. 2011..To document the 30- and 90-day outcomes in patients with severe internal carotid artery stenosis who underwent carotid endarterectomy in the acute phase of crescendo cerebral transient ischemic attacks (CcTIAs)...
Reperfusion therapy in acute cerebrovascular syndromeMikael Mazighi
Neurology and Stroke Departments, Paris 7 Denis Diderot University, Unité INSERM 698 Recherche Clinique en Athérothrombose, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France
Curr Opin Neurol 24:59-62. 2011..However, arterial recanalization may be achieved without favorable clinical outcome, raising the question of the target population to be treated. We outline key issues that underline acute revascularization therapies...
Cost of a recurrent vs. cost of first-ever stroke over an 18-month periodJ-F Spieler
Centre of Health Economic and Administration Research (CHEAR, , Paris, France
Eur J Neurol 10:621-4. 2003..This study suggests that the costs of recurrent BI are roughly similar to the costs of first-ever BI, which may be helpful when studying the cost-effectiveness of secondary stroke prevention trials...
Recurrent stroke and vascular events in elderly patients with anticardiolipin antibodies: a prospective studyO Heinzlef
Department of Neurology, Vasculaire Saint Antoine Hospital, Paris, France
J Neurol 248:373-9. 2001..In contrast to young patients, elderly patients with 10 or more GPL units aCL and negative for anti-beta2 glycoprotein I do not seem to have a higher risk of vascular events...
Hypercholesterolemia, lipid-lowering agents, and the risk for brain infarctionP Amarenco
Department of Neurology Bichat Hospital, Rene Descartes University and Stroke Unit, Paris, France
Neurology 57:S35-44. 2001..However, for the remaining patients with ischemic stroke, there is no proven therapeutic approach, and several large randomized, placebo-controlled trials are under way or planned for this indication...
High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and risk of stroke and carotid atherosclerosis: a systematic reviewPierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Denis Diderot University and Medical School, Bichat University Hospital, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
Atherosclerosis 196:489-96. 2008..Epidemiological studies have found no relationship between total cholesterol and stroke risk, but little attention has been paid to high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C)...
Statin therapy and stroke prevention: what was known, what is new and what is next?Mikael Mazighi
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat Hospital, Denis Diderot University and Medical School, Paris, France
Curr Opin Lipidol 18:622-5. 2007..Randomized trials have shown that statins may reduce the risk of primary stroke. There is no evidence however that statins can reduce recurrent stroke incidence...
Correlation between the Framingham risk score and intima media thickness: the Paroi Artérielle et Risque Cardio-vasculaire (PARC) studyPierre Jean Touboul
Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Bichat Claude Bernard University Hospital and Medical School, Denis Diderot University Paris VII, Paris, France
Atherosclerosis 192:363-9. 2007....
Stroke prevention, blood cholesterol, and statinsPierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat Claude Bernard University Hospital and Medical School, Denis Diderot University Paris VII, France
Lancet Neurol 3:271-8. 2004..Treatment strategies on the basis of global cardiovascular risk may be most effective. Additional studies in patients representative of the typical stroke population are needed...
Ischemia-modified albumin in acute strokeHalim Abboud
Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Bichat University Hospital, Denis Diderot University and Medical School, Paris, France
Cerebrovasc Dis 23:216-20. 2007..Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA)is a new biological marker of ischemia. Previous studies have found increased serum IMA levels after myocardial ischemia, but no study has investigated the possibility that stroke modifies IMA blood levels...
Multiple microembolic borderzone brain infarctions and endomyocardial fibrosis in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome and in Schistosoma mansoni infestationM Sarazin
Department of Psychogeriatrics, Bretonneau Hospital, Paris, France
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 75:305-7. 2004....
Association studies between haemochromatosis gene mutations and the risk of cardiovascular diseasesG Hetet
INSERM U409 and Association Claude Bernard, Paris, France, Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France
Eur J Clin Invest 31:382-8. 2001..Positive association studies have been recently published between cardiovascular diseases and heterozygosity for the major mutation C282Y in the haemochromatosis gene HFE...
Cerebral microbleeds are frequent in infective endocarditis: a case-control studyIsabelle Klein
Department of Radiology, Bichat University Hospital, 75018 Paris, France
Stroke 40:3461-5. 2009..CMBs have been reported in isolated cases of infective endocarditis (IE), but their frequency and the association of CMBs with IE have not yet been studied...
Frequency of migraine attacks following stroke starts to decrease before PFO closureB Lapergue
Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Bichat University Hospital, Denis Diderot University and Medical School, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
Neurology 67:1099-100. 2006
Patent foramen ovale and the risk of stroke: smoking gun guilty by association?P Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital and Medical School, Bichat Hospital, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018, Paris, France
Heart 91:441-3. 2005
Polypill strategy vs. prevention clinics for stroke preventionPierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Bichat Hospital, Denis Diderot University and Medical School, Paris, France
Cerebrovasc Dis 21:35-40. 2006....
Should the MATCH results be extrapolated to all stroke patients and affect ongoing trials evaluating clopidogrel plus aspirin?Pierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat Hospital and Medical School, 46 rue Henri Huchard, Paris, France 75018
Stroke 35:2606-8. 2004
Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia and small-vessel disease in stroke patientsFernando Pico
Department of Neurology, Versailles Mignot Hospital, Versailles, France
Ann Neurol 57:472-9. 2005..IADE in stroke patients was independently associated with parenchymal manifestations of small-vessel disease. These conditions may have in common underlying pathophysiological processes...
Adverse associations between CX3CR1 polymorphisms and risk of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseaseElise Lavergne
Laboratoire d Immunologie Cellulaire, INSERM U543, Hopital Pitie Salpetriere, Paris, France
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 25:847-53. 2005..We investigated the role of monocyte-recruiting chemokines in cerebrovascular diseases among the subjects of the GENIC case-control study of brain infarction (BI)...
Prevalence of embolic signals in acute coronary syndromesElena Meseguer
INSERM U 698 and Paris Diderot University, Bichat Hospital, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France
Stroke 41:261-6. 2010..The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of embolic signals (ES) in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and their association with stroke...
Insular involvement in brain infarction increases risk for cardiac arrhythmia and deathHalim Abboud
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital, Denis Diderot University and Medical School, Paris, France
Ann Neurol 59:691-9. 2006..This could be important for optimal care in patients with right insular infarct...
Yield of systematic transcranial Doppler in patients with transient ischemic attackElena Meseguer
INSERM U698 and Denis Diderot University and Medical School, Paris, France
Ann Neurol 68:9-17. 2010..Our aim was to determine whether the use of transcranial Doppler (TCD) examination on arrival at the TIA clinic yields additional information that facilitates the identification of patients at high risk of stroke recurrence...
Update on imaging aortic atherosclerosisPierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology, Denis Diderot University, Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France
Adv Neurol 92:75-89. 2003
Cytokine polymorphisms associated with carotid intima-media thickness in stroke patientsDavid Brenner
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital, Denis Diderot University and Medical School, Paris, France
Stroke 37:1691-6. 2006..Evidence exists that carotid IMT is heritable, and genetic studies can provide clues in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis...
Association between influenza vaccination and reduced risk of brain infarctionPhilippa Lavallée
Department of Neurology and the Formation de Recherche en Neurologie Vasculaire Association Claude Bernard, Lariboisiere Hospital, Denis Diderot University, Paris, France corrected
Stroke 33:513-8. 2002..Because infections subsequent to influenza may play a role in promoting the complications of atherosclerotic disease and may also induce hypercoagulation, we hypothesized that influenza vaccination may protect against brain infarction...
Atherothrombosis and the role of antiplatelet therapyPh G Steg
INSERM U 698, Universite Paris Diderot, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France
J Thromb Haemost 9:325-32. 2011....
In vivo middle cerebral artery plaque imaging by high-resolution MRII F Klein
Department of Radiology, Bichat University Hospital, Denis Diderot University and Medical School, Paris, France
Neurology 67:327-9. 2006..At the level of stenosis, an MCA plaque was clearly delineated and significantly measured vs nonatherosclerotic MCA segments, showing that HR-MRI is an accurate direct imaging method...
Protective effect of high-density lipoprotein-based therapy in a model of embolic strokeBertrand Lapergue
INSERM U 698, Paris, France
Stroke 41:1536-42. 2010..Using a rat model, we tested the hypothesis that HDL exerts direct vasculo-/neuroprotective effects when administered during the acute phase of embolic stroke...
Soluble thrombomodulin and brain infarction: case-control and prospective studyJean-Marc Olivot
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital and Medical School, Denis Diderot University-Paris VII, Paris, France
Stroke 35:1946-51. 2004..Consequently, sTM levels should be interpreted according to vascular history...
Outcomes of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy according to gender: a clinical registry study and systematic reviewElena Meseguer
INSERM U 698 and Paris Diderot University, Paris, France
Stroke 40:2104-10. 2009..We evaluated gender differences in the efficacy and safety outcomes of intravenous rtPA using a clinical registry and systematic review...
Prehospital stroke care: potential, pitfalls, and futureMikael Mazighi
INSERM U 698, Clinical Research in Atherothrombosis and Denis Diderot University, France
Curr Opin Neurol 23:31-5. 2010..New strategies are being developed and evaluated to increase the number of tissue-type plasminogen activator-treated patients...
Is moderate atherosclerotic stenosis in the middle cerebral artery a cause of or a coincidental finding in ischemic stroke?Isabelle F Klein
INSERM U 698 and Denis Diderot University, Paris, France
Cerebrovasc Dis 29:140-5. 2010..The objective of this study was to investigate the cause of middle cerebral artery (MCA) atherosclerotic disease in patients with fatal stroke...
Underlying pathology of stroke of unknown cause (cryptogenic stroke)Pierre Amarenco
INSERM U 698 and Paris Diderot University, Paris, France
Cerebrovasc Dis 27:97-103. 2009..g. arterial dissection, mobile intracardiac/luminal thrombus disappeared at the time of examination). In the next years, new diagnostic tools may hopefully determine which of these pathologies are or are not causally related to stroke...
Predictive values of lacunar transient ischemic attacksDominique Herve
Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Bichat University Hospital and Medical School, Denis Diderot University, Paris, France
Stroke 35:1430-5. 2004....
High blood pressure in early acute stroke: a sign of a poor outcome?Halim Abboud
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital and Medical School, Paris, France
J Hypertens 24:381-6. 2006..To evaluate the prognostic value of admission blood pressure in patients with acute ischemic stroke by determining whether it contributes to clinical outcome and vascular death...
Effects of intense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack: the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) trialPierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital, Denis Diderot University and Medical School, 46, rue Henri Huchard, 75018, Paris, France
Stroke 38:3198-204. 2007..In this exploratory analysis, our aim was to evaluate the benefit and risks associated with achieving a >or=50% low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction from baseline...
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in brain infarction and vascular deathDavid Brenner
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital and Medical School, Denis Diderot University, Paris, France
Ann Neurol 58:131-8. 2005..These results suggest that renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activity and genes contribute to cerebrovascular disease and poststroke vascular death in white patients...
A transient ischaemic attack clinic with round-the-clock access (SOS-TIA): feasibility and effectsPhilippa C Lavallee
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat Claude Bernard University Hospital, Denis Diderot University and Medical School Paris VII, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France
Lancet Neurol 6:953-60. 2007..We evaluated the effects of rapid assessment of patients with TIA on clinical decision making, length of hospital stay, and subsequent stroke rates...
Prevalence and determinants of subdiaphragmatic visceral infarction in patients with fatal strokeHalim Abboud
Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France
Stroke 38:1442-6. 2007..We therefore investigated the prevalence of SDVI in subjects who died from stroke. We also evaluated the yield of SDVI diagnosis for stroke subtyping...
Association of small-vessel disease with dilatative arteriopathy of the brain: neuropathologic evidenceFernando Pico
Department of Neuropathology Raymond Escourolle, AP HP Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France
Stroke 38:1197-202. 2007..We used a large brain-autopsy collection to investigate the relation between IADE and pathologically assessed cerebral SVD...
Effect of statins in stroke preventionPierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital, Denis Diderot University and Medical School, Paris, France
Curr Opin Lipidol 16:614-8. 2005..This paper reviews recent studies into the outcomes of clinical trials in which statin therapy has been used in the prevention and treatment of strokes...
Atherogenic dyslipidemia in patients with transient ischemic attackGaia Sirimarco
INSERM U 698 and Paris Diderot University, Department of Neurology and Stroke Centre, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France
Stroke 42:2131-7. 2011..There is mounting evidence that atherogenic dyslipidemia (ie, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol combined with high triglyceride concentrations) is an independent predictor of high cardiovascular risk and possibly of stroke...
Reversible leukoencephalopathy in cerebral amyloid angiopathy presenting as subacute dementiaM Sarazin
Service de Neurologie, Hopital Bichat, Paris, France
Eur J Neurol 9:353-8. 2002..We suggest that hypertensive encephalopathy may worsen or reveal cerebral amyloid angiopathy...
Blood pressure and lipid lowering in the prevention of stroke: a note to neurologistsPierre Amarenco
Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Bichat University Hospital and Medical School, 46 rue Henri Huchard, F 75018 Paris, France
Cerebrovasc Dis 16:33-8. 2003..It follows that rigorous identification and targeting of high- risk or stroke-prone individuals for blood pressure and lipid-lowering interventions should be of practical importance to all physicians involved in the management of stroke...
Myeloperoxidase polymorphisms in brain infarction. Association with infarct size and functional outcomeAline Hoy
INSERM Unite 525 equipe 4, Centre de Medecine Preventive, 2 Avenue du Doyen Jacques Parisot, 54501 Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, Nancy, France
Atherosclerosis 167:223-30. 2003..02). In conclusion, MPO polymorphisms were associated with the extent of brain damage and the functional outcome rather than with the risk of developing a BI...
Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic TherapyGregory W Albers
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford Stroke Center, 701 Welch Rd, Building B, Suite 325, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1705, USA
Chest 126:483S-512S. 2004..5; range, 2.0 to 3.0) [Grade 1A]. In patients with venous sinus thrombosis, we recommend unfractionated heparin (Grade 1B) or low molecular weight heparin (Grade 1B) over no anticoagulant therapy during the acute phase...
Stroke research priorities for the next decade--A representative view of the European scientific communityStephen Meairs
Neurologische Klinik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer, DE-68135 Mannheim (Germany
Cerebrovasc Dis 22:75-82. 2006
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, international trial of the oral IIb/IIIa antagonist lotrafiban in coronary and cerebrovascular diseaseEric J Topol
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Circulation 108:399-406. 2003....
Lipid lowering and recurrent stroke: another stroke paradox?Pierre Amarenco
Eur Heart J 26:1818-9. 2005
