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Transient Ischemic Attacks and Carotid Artery Stenosis. 心臟外科主任 林老生醫師. 病患基本資料. A 63 –year-old woman who is a patient of hypertension and CAD s/p CABG 6 months before. 主訴. An episode of left hemiplegia which lasted for only one hour 5 days before . 您的初步診斷?. 選擇題
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Transient Ischemic Attacks and Carotid Artery Stenosis 心臟外科主任 林老生醫師
病患基本資料 • A 63 –year-old woman who is a patient of hypertension and CAD s/p CABG 6 months before
主訴 • An episode of left hemiplegia which lasted for only one hour 5 days before .
您的初步診斷? 選擇題 • Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) • Stroke Ans. A
理學檢查 • Blood pressure 132/80 mmHg , heart rate 74/min regular. • Loud bruits over the right neck .
可能診斷? • Right carotid artery stenosis
儀器檢驗㎞ • Carotid duplex ultrasonography showed severe stenosis (74%) in the right carotid bulb. • Carotid arteriography revealed a critical stenosis (~90%) at the right common critical artery near the bifurcation with hypoplasia of the right external carotid artery and left vertebral artery.
診斷 ? • Critical right carotid artery stenosis
病程 • During the carotid arteriography, another episode of left hemiplegia occurred, which resolved in an hour
進一步診斷 • Critical right carotid artery stenosis with crescendo TIA
治療過程 • Right carotid endarterectomy with patch angioplasty. • Another episode of TIA( transient ischemic attack) on POD 1. • Was discharged soon without any neurological sequellae.
Question 1. 問答題 • What are the indications for carotid endarterectomy? • Ans.Stenosis>=70% .Hemispheric TIA,s .Evidence for lack of collateral vessels .Tandem extracranial and intracranial occlusive lesions .Overall good health
Question 2. 問答題 • What is the clinical implication of TIA with increasing frequency and/or severity (crescendo TIA)? • Ans.Impending stroke.