Increased risk of ischemic stroke in systemic sclerosis: a national cohort study of US veterans.

CONCLUSION: SSc is independently associated with a higher risk of ischemic stroke among U.S. veterans. Patients with SSc represent a population likely to benefit from targeted stroke screening or prevention therapies. PMID: 30877213 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research