Carotid Atherosclerosis Does Not Predict Coronary, Vertebral, or Aortic Atherosclerosis in Patients With Acute Stroke Symptoms
Author(s) -
Dionesia D. Adraktas,
Natasha Brasic,
Andre D. Furtado,
SuChun Cheng,
Karen Ordovás,
Kimberly Chun,
Jeffrey D. Chien,
Sarah Schaeffer,
Max Wintermark
Publication year - 2010
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.109.577437
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , stroke (engine) , coronary atherosclerosis , acute coronary syndrome , vertebral artery , radiology , myocardial infarction , coronary artery disease , mechanical engineering , engineering
The purpose of this study was to determine whether significant atherosclerotic disease in the carotid arteries predicts significant atherosclerotic disease in the coronary arteries, vertebral arteries, or aorta in patients with symptoms of acute ischemic stroke.
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