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Table 3 Relative likelihood of presence of potential embolization pathways originating from plaques ≥4 mm in relation to the location in the aorta

From: Aortic atheroma as a source of stroke – assessment of embolization risk using 3D CMR in stroke patients and controls

Origin of pathlines

 

Supraaortic arteries reached by pathlines

 

BCT

LCCA

LSA

AAo

stroke

100%

100%

100%

controls

-

-

-

AA

stroke

85.7%

100%

100%

controls

100%

100%

100%

DAo

stroke

19.2%

26.9%

76.9%

controls

11.1%

11.1%

22.2%

  1. AAo ascending aorta, AA aortic arch, DAo descending aorta, BCT brachiocephalic trunc, LCCA left common carotid artery, LSA left subclavian artery