关键词: 脑梗死; 颅内栓塞; 主动脉; 动脉粥样硬化; 斑块

Abstract: Currently, atherosclerotic plaque from supra-arch extracranial artery and cardia hadbeen recognized as very important sources of cerebral embolism, but clinical informations showedthat nearly one-third of cerebral embolism was unknown etiology, which suggested the existence ofother potential sources of embolism. Along with popularization and improvement from all kinds ofimaging methods, especially widespread using of transesophageal echocardiography, many scholarsdetected that aortic atherosclerotic disease was closely related to ischemic stroke. This reviewwas mainly to discuss aortic arch atheroma and its relationship with ischemic stroke by reviewingprevious literatures.

Key words: Brain infarction; Intracranial embolism; Aorta; Atherosclerosis; Ischemic stroke