Cerebral arterial stiffness for predicting functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke

To assess the association between cerebral arterial stiffness measured using the carotid–cerebral pulse wave velocity (ccPWV) and the functional outcome after acute ischemic stroke (AIS). We prospectively studied 336 consecutive patients (mean age, 60.58 ± 9.89 years; 73.81% male) with first-ever AIS who underwent examination by multimodal brain magnetic resonance, ccPWV, echocardiography, and carotid ultrasonography during the admission period....