Presence of Intracranial Artery Calcification Is Associated With Mortality and Vascular Events in Patients With Ischemic Stroke After Hospital Discharge | Zendy

JeanMarc Bugnicourt | Zendy; Claire Leclercq | Zendy; JeanMarc Chillon | Zendy; Momar Diouf | Zendy; H. Deramond | Zendy; Sandrine Canaple | Zendy; Chantal Lamy | Zendy; Ziad A. Massy | Zendy; Olivier Godefroy | Zendy

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Presence of Intracranial Artery Calcification Is Associated With Mortality and Vascular Events in Patients With Ischemic Stroke After Hospital Discharge

Author(s) -

JeanMarc Bugnicourt,

Claire Leclercq,

JeanMarc Chillon,

Momar Diouf,

H. Deramond,

Sandrine Canaple,

Chantal Lamy,

Ziad A. Massy,

Olivier Godefroy

Publication year - 2011

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.111.618652

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , cardiology , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , vascular disease , calcification , risk factor , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , engineering

Although intracranial artery calcification (IAC) has been reported to be a risk factor for ischemic stroke, the prognostic implications of IAC in stroke outcome are unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between IAC and risk of vascular events and death in patients with stroke after hospital discharge.

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