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Chrysi Bogiatzi

Western University
Verified email at medportal.ca
Cited by 1857

SPARKLE (Subtypes of Ischaemic Stroke Classification System), incorporating measurement of carotid plaque burden: a new validated tool for the classification of …

C Bogiatzi, T Wannarong, AI McLeod, M Heisel… - …, 2014 - karger.com
Background: Previous classification systems of acute ischemic stroke (Causative
Classification System, CCS, of acute ischemic stroke, Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke …

Recurrent stroke and patent foramen ovale: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AH Katsanos, JD Spence, C Bogiatzi, J Parissis… - Stroke, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Recurrent cerebrovascular events are frequent in medically
treated patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO), but it still remains unclear whether PFO is …

Intravenous tenecteplase compared with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke in Canada (AcT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, registry-linked, randomised …

BK Menon, BH Buck, N Singh, Y Deschaintre… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase bolus followed by infusion is a global
standard of care for patients with acute ischaemic stroke. We aimed to determine whether …

Effects of intensive medical therapy on microemboli and cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic carotid stenosis

JD Spence, V Coates, H Li, A Tamayo… - Archives of …, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To assess the effect of more intensive medical therapy on the rate of transcranial
Doppler (TCD) microemboli and cardiovascular events in patients with asymptomatic carotid …

Stroke prevention in older adults: recent advances

JD Spence, MR Azarpazhooh, SC Larsson, C Bogiatzi… - Stroke, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
The risks of stroke and dementia increase steeply with age, and both are preventable. At
present, the best way to preserve cognitive function is to prevent stroke. Therapeutic nihilism …

Secular trends in ischemic stroke subtypes and stroke risk factors

C Bogiatzi, DG Hackam, AI McLeod, JD Spence - Stroke, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Early diagnosis and treatment of a stroke improves patient
outcomes, and knowledge of the cause of the initial event is crucial to identification of the …

Metabolic products of the intestinal microbiome and extremes of atherosclerosis

C Bogiatzi, G Gloor, E Allen-Vercoe, G Reid, RG Wong… - Atherosclerosis, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and aims There is increasing awareness that the intestinal microbiome plays an
important role in human health. We investigated its role in the burden of carotid …

Low ankle-brachial index predicts early risk of recurrent stroke in patients with acute cerebral ischemia

G Tsivgoulis, C Bogiatzi, I Heliopoulos, K Vadikolias… - Atherosclerosis, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Low Ankle-Brachial Blood Pressure Index (ABI) identifies patients with
symptomatic and asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease (PAD). We sought to investigate …

Transcranial Doppler is complementary to echocardiography for detection and risk stratification of patent foramen ovale

J Tobe, C Bogiatzi, C Munoz, A Tamayo… - Canadian Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background In patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO), strategies are needed to identify
patients at higher risk, who might benefit from PFO closure. Methods We studied the …

Differences in stroke recurrence risk between atrial fibrillation detected on ECG and 14-day cardiac monitoring

A Alvarado-Bolaņos, D Ayan, AV Khaw, LM Mai… - Stroke, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) standard-of-care
etiological investigations include an ECG and prolonged cardiac monitoring (PCM). Atrial …