Incidence of acute cerebrovascular events in patients with rheumatic or calcific mitral stenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Patients with mitral stenosis (MS) may be predisposed to acute cerebrovascular events (ACE) and peripheral thromboembolic events (TEE). Concomitant atrial fibrillation (AF), mitral annular calcification (MAC) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are independent risk factors. Our aim was to...

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Main Authors: Qi Zhuang Siah, Bao Yu Pang, Tiffany TS. Ye, Jamie SY. Ho, Yao Hao Teo, Yao Neng Teo, Nicholas LX. Syn, Benjamin YQ. Tan, Raymond CC. Wong, Leonard LL. Yeo, Edward CY. Lee, Tony YW. Li, Kian-Keong Poh, William KF. Kong, Tiong-Cheng Yeo, Ping Chai, Ching-Hui Sia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1109966622001178

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