Open AccessGreater Impact of Coexistence of Hypertension and Diabetes on Silent Cerebral Infarcts
Author(s) -
Katsumi Eguchi,
Kazuomi Kario,
Kazuyuki Shimada
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.0000089684.41902.cd
Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory blood pressure , diabetes mellitus , asymptomatic , blood pressure , ambulatory , cardiology , stroke (engine) , masked hypertension , odds ratio , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Silent cerebral infarcts (SCIs), often found in the elderly and hypertensives, have been proposed as an indicator of poorer cerebrovascular prognosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and determinants of SCI in hypertensives with or without diabetes mellitus (DM).
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