Poor long-term outcomes in stroke patients with asymptomatic coronary artery disease in heart CT

Although stroke patients have a high risk of ischemic heart disease, little information is available on the risk of coronary events in stroke patients with asymptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD). We investigated the long-term vascular outcomes in stroke patients with asymptomatic CAD diagnosed with multi-detector coronary computed tomography (MDCT).

Source: Atherosclerosis - July 29, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Joonsang Yoo, Dongbeom Song, Jang-Hyun Baek, Kyoungsub Kim, Jinkwon Kim, Tae-jin Song, Hye Sun Lee, Donghoon Choi, Young Dae Kim, Hyo Suk Nam, Ji Hoe Heo Source Type: research