Quantifying the risk of heart disease following acute ischaemic stroke: a meta-analysis of over 50 000 participants

Conclusions One-third of patients with ischaemic stroke with no cardiac history have more than 50% coronary stenosis and 3% are at risk of developing MI within a year. Our findings provide a reliable quantitative measure of the risk of IHD following AIS in patients with no cardiac history.

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Source: BMJ Open - January 20, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Gunnoo, T., Hasan, N., Khan, M. S., Slark, J., Bentley, P., Sharma, P. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine, Neurology Research Source Type: research