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ArticleBMC neurology2020

Prediction of deep vein thrombosis by ultrasonography and D-dimer in Asian patients with ischemic stroke.

Sang Hee Ha, Yeon-Jung Kim, Sung Hyuk Heo, Dae-Il Chang, Bum Joon Kim

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Article in BMC neurology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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Sang Hee HaDepartment of Neurology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yeon-Jung KimDepartment of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpagu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea.
Sung Hyuk HeoDepartment of Neurology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Dae-Il ChangDepartment of Neurology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Bum Joon KimDepartment of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpagu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea. medicj80@hanmail.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3278-3252
Kyung Hee University · KRUlsan College · KR

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Korea Health Industry Development Institute HI18C2383Korean society of Neurosonology 2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDeep vein thrombosis (DVT) is an important complication of ischemic stroke, although the incidence of DVT is regarded as being lower in Asian than in non-Asian patients. Here, we investigated the incidence and factors associated with DVT in Asian patients with ischemic stroke.

methodsAcute ischemic stroke patients received lower extremity ultrasonography (LEUS) to diagnose the presence of DVT. Clinical characteristics and laboratory results, including D-dimer level, were compared between patients with and without DVT. Independent risk factors for DVT were investigated using multivariable analysis. Similar analysis was performed to identify factors associated with elevated D-dimer level (> 0.5 mg/dl) in acute ischemic stroke patients.

resultsDuring the study period, 289 patients were enrolled, and 38 (13.1%) showed DVT. Female sex (OR = 2.579, 95% CI = 1.224-5.432; p = 0.013) and a high National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (OR = 1.191 95% CI = 1.095-1.294; p = 0.005) were independently associated with the presence of DVT, although D-dimer level was not. Stroke mechanism, especially cardioembolic stroke (OR = 3.777, 95% CI = 1.532-9.313; p = 0.004; reference: large artery atherosclerosis), NIHSS score (OR = 1.087, 95% CI = 1.002-1.179; p = 0.001) and thrombolysis (OR = 12.360, 95% CI 2.456-62.213; p = 0.002) were independently associated with elevated abnormal D-dimer levels.

conclusionThe severity of ischemic stroke, but not the D-dimer level, was associated with the presence of DVT in Asian ischemic stroke patients. D-dimer level was influenced by the stroke mechanism. LEUS in patients with severe neurological deficit, rather than screening with D-dimer, may be more beneficial for diagnosing DVT in Asian patients with acute ischemic stroke.

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AgedAsian PeopleBrain IschemiaFemaleFibrin Fibrinogen Degradation ProductsHumansIncidenceLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsStrokeUltrasonographyVenous ThrombosisFibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Productsfibrin fragment DD-dimerDeep vein thrombosisIschemic strokeUltrasonography

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