Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Researchers Yield New Study Findings on Aortic Dissection (Risk prediction of postoperative permanent stroke in acute type A aortic dissection patients with severe common carotid artery stenosis using...).

Researchers at the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University in China have conducted a study on acute type A aortic dissection patients with severe common carotid artery stenosis. The study aimed to explore the feasibility and predictive utility of brain computed tomography perfusion (CTP) for assessing neurological outcomes in these patients. The researchers found that cerebral blood flow of the affected side was an independent indicator of permanent stroke following surgery. They concluded that brain CTP could be a useful tool for evaluating cerebral malperfusion and predicting neurological outcomes in these patients. [Extracted from the article]