Burden of Intracranial Atherosclerosis Is Associated With Long-Term Vascular Outcome in Patients With Ischemic Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—ICAS burden was independently associated with the risk of subsequent composite vascular outcome in patients with ischemic stroke. These findings suggest that ICAS burden can reflect the risk of long-term vascular outcome.

Source: Stroke - September 25, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Byung-Su Kim, Pil-Wook Chung, Kwang-Yeol Park, Hong-Hee Won, Oh Young Bang, Chin-Sang Chung, Kwang Ho Lee, Gyeong-Moon Kim Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Original Contributions Source Type: research