Mitral Annular Calcification and Incident Ischemic Stroke in Treated Hypertensive Patients: The LIFE study.

ConclusionsMAC is common in treated hypertensive patients with ECG LVH and is an independent predictor of incident ischemic stroke.
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Source: American Journal of Hypertension - February 7, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: De Marco M, Gerdts E, Casalnuovo G, Migliore T, Wachtell K, Boman K, Dahlöf B, Olsen MH, Kizer JR, Devereux RB, de Simone G Tags: Am J Hypertens Source Type: research