Association of Asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease With Vascular Events in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack | Zendy

Souvik Sen | Zendy; Donald Lynch | Zendy; Effie Kaltsas | Zendy; Jennifer Simmons | Zendy; Walter A. Tan | Zendy; Jong-Yeol Kim | Zendy; James D. Beck | Zendy; Wayne D. Rosamond | Zendy

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Association of Asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease With Vascular Events in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

Author(s) -

Souvik Sen,

Donald Lynch,

Effie Kaltsas,

Jennifer Simmons,

Walter A. Tan,

Jong-Yeol Kim,

James D. Beck,

Wayne D. Rosamond

Publication year - 2009

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/strokeaha.109.559278

Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , hazard ratio , stroke (engine) , vascular disease , cardiology , prospective cohort study , peripheral , surgery , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , engineering

Patients with stroke and patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) are at high risk for vascular events and may not exhibit the signs and symptoms of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). We investigated if asymptomatic PAD detected by ankle brachial index <0.9 is independently associated with recurrent vascular events in patients with stroke or TIA.

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