Vitamin K Antagonist Use and Risk for Intracranial Carotid Artery Calcification in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Vitamin K Antagonist Use and Risk for Intracranial Carotid Artery Calcification in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Background: Intracranial carotid artery calcification (ICAC) on computed tomography (CT) is a marker of atherosclerosis and an independent predictor of vascular events including stroke. While vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) are used to prevent embolic stroke, they have been shown to increase levels of...

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Main Authors: Michaël T. J. Peeters, Rik Houben, Alida A. Postma, Robert J. van Oostenbrugge, Leon J. Schurgers, Julie Staals
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
intracranial carotid artery calcification
vitamin K antagonist
intracerebral hemorrhage
vascular calcification
computed tomography
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.01278/full

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