Histological Composition and the Origin of the Thrombus: A New Diagnostic Assay for Secondary Stroke Prevention?

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Radiology, New England Center for Stroke Research, University of Massachusetts, Worcester (M.J.G.); and Department of Intracranial Endovascular Therapy, Alfried-Krupp Krankenhaus Hospital, Essen, Germany (R.C.). matt.gounis@umassmed.edu.
² From the Department of Radiology, New England Center for Stroke Research, University of Massachusetts, Worcester (M.J.G.); and Department of Intracranial Endovascular Therapy, Alfried-Krupp Krankenhaus Hospital, Essen, Germany (R.C.).

Editorial

Matthew J Gounis et al. Stroke. 2017 Aug.

. 2017 Aug;48(8):2040-2041.

doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.017630. Epub 2017 Jun 16.

¹ From the Department of Radiology, New England Center for Stroke Research, University of Massachusetts, Worcester (M.J.G.); and Department of Intracranial Endovascular Therapy, Alfried-Krupp Krankenhaus Hospital, Essen, Germany (R.C.). matt.gounis@umassmed.edu.
² From the Department of Radiology, New England Center for Stroke Research, University of Massachusetts, Worcester (M.J.G.); and Department of Intracranial Endovascular Therapy, Alfried-Krupp Krankenhaus Hospital, Essen, Germany (R.C.).

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Keywords: Editorials; atrial fibrillation; fibrin; pathology; stroke; thrombectomy.

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Ischemic Stroke: What Does the Histological Composition Tell Us About the Origin of the Thrombus?
Sporns PB, Hanning U, Schwindt W, Velasco A, Minnerup J, Zoubi T, Heindel W, Jeibmann A, Niederstadt TU. Sporns PB, et al. Stroke. 2017 Aug;48(8):2206-2210. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.016590. Epub 2017 Jun 16. Stroke. 2017. PMID: 28626055