Association Between Mitral Annulus Calcification and Carotid Atherosclerotic Disease | Zendy

Yehuda Adler | Zendy; Ar Koren | Zendy; Noam Fink | Zendy; David Tanné | Zendy; Renato Fusman | Zendy; Abid Assali | Zendy; Jakov Yahav | Zendy; A Zelikovski | Zendy; Alex Sagie | Zendy

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Association Between Mitral Annulus Calcification and Carotid Atherosclerotic Disease

Author(s) -

Yehuda Adler,

Ar Koren,

Noam Fink,

David Tanné,

Renato Fusman,

Abid Assali,

Jakov Yahav,

A Zelikovski,

Alex Sagie

Publication year - 1998

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.29.9.1833

Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , cardiology , calcification , stroke (engine) , ultrasound , carotid artery disease , carotid arteries , radiology , carotid endarterectomy , mechanical engineering , engineering

It has been established that mitral annulus calcification (MAC) is an independent predictor of stroke, though a causative relationship was not proved, and that carotid artery atherosclerotic disease is also associated with stroke. The aim of this study was to determine whether there is an association between the presence of MAC and carotid artery atherosclerotic disease.

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