Olli Patrakka, Sari Tuomisto, Juha-Pekka Pienimäki, Jyrki Ollikainen, Niku Oksala, Vili Lampinen, Markus J T Ojanen, Heini Huhtala, Vesa P Hytönen, Terho Lehtimäki, Mika Martiskainen, Pekka J Karhunen
BACKGROUND: Acute ischemic stroke may be due to embolism from ruptured atherosclerotic carotid arteries. DNA of oral bacteria, mainly the viridans streptococci group, has been detected in thrombus aspirates of patients with ischemic stroke as well as in carotid endarterectomy samples. Because viridans streptococci are known to possess thrombogenic properties, we studied whether their presence in thrombus aspirates and in carotid artery specimens can be confirmed using bacterial immunohistochemistry...
November 20, 2023: Journal of the American Heart Association