Ischemic stroke caused by large-artery atherosclerosis: a red flag for subclinical coronary artery disease

Ischemic stroke caused by large-artery atherosclerosis: a red flag for subclinical coronary artery disease

BackgroundThe coronary calcium score (CAC) measured on chest computerized tomography is a risk marker of cardiac events and mortality. We compared CAC scores in two multiethnic groups without symptomatic coronary artery disease: subjects in the chronic phase after stroke or transient ischemic attack...

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Main Authors: Ana Luíza Vieira de Araújo, Raul D. Santos, Marcio Sommer Bittencourt, Roberto Nery Dantas, Carlos André Oshiro, Cesar Higa Nomura, Edson Bor-Seng-Shu, Marcelo de Lima Oliveira, Claudia da Costa Leite, Maria da Graça Morais Martin, Maramelia Miranda Alves, Gisele Sampaio Silva, Victor Marinho Silva, Adriana Bastos Conforto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
ischemic stroke
coronary calcium score
subclinical coronary artery disease
coronary atherosclerosis
cervicocephalic atherosclerosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1082275/full

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