Gender Differences in the Risk of Ischemic Stroke Associated With Aortic Atheromas | Zendy

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Gender Differences in the Risk of Ischemic Stroke Associated With Aortic Atheromas

Author(s) -

Marco R. Di Tullio,

Ralph L. Sacco,

Maria Teresa Savoia,

Robert R. Sciacca,

Shunichi Homma

Publication year - 2000

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.31.11.2623

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , odds ratio , cardiology , logistic regression , ischemic stroke , aorta , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering

Atherosclerotic plaque of the proximal portion of the aorta is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke in the elderly. Different cutoffs of plaque thickness have been used in the literature for risk stratification and have been applied to both men and women. However, the assumption that the relationship between plaque thickness and stroke risk is the same in the 2 genders has not been proven. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the prevalence of different degrees of aortic plaque thickness differed in men and women with ischemic stroke.

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