Imaging study for narrowed brain arteries after stroke
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial uses a detailed eye/brain imaging test (optical coherence tomography) to study people with significantly narrowed brain arteries after certain stroke-like events. It may help researchers better understand and monitor this condition to improve care.
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Who can take part
- You have had a TIA or stroke caused by a narrowed brain artery within the artery’s affected area.
- Your imaging shows at least 50% narrowing in a major brain artery (internal carotid, vertebral, middle cerebral, or basilar).
- Your narrowing was measured using a catheter-based X-ray test called digital subtraction angiography.
- You do not have an arteriovenous malformation (an abnormal tangle of blood vessels).
- You do not have an aneurysm (a weak, bulging blood vessel).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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