Differential Effect of White-Matter Lesions and Covert Brain Infarcts on the Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Author(s) -
Sara Kaffashian,
Christophe Tzourio,
YiCheng Zhu,
Bernard Mazoyer,
Stéphanie Debette
Publication year - 2016
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.116.012734
Subject(s) - medicine , intracerebral hemorrhage , stroke (engine) , cardiology , white matter , magnetic resonance imaging , hazard ratio , hyperintensity , covert , population , confidence interval , radiology , subarachnoid hemorrhage , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , environmental health , engineering
We examined the association of white-matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume and covert brain infarcts, which are the 2 major magnetic resonance imaging markers of covert cerebrovascular disease in older adults, with long-term risk of ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in the general population.
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