Coronary Artery Disease and Risk of Major Vascular Events After Cerebral Infarction [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
In patients with nonfatal cerebral infarction, presence and extent of asymptomatic stenoses on coronary angiography are strong predictors of major vascular events within 2 years.

Source: Stroke - May 24, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Amarenco, P., Lavallee, P. C., Labreuche, J., Ducrocq, G., Juliard, J.-M., Feldman, L., Cabrejo, L., Meseguer, E., Guidoux, C., Adrai, V., Ratani, S., Kusmierek, J., Lapergue, B., Klein, I. F., Gongora-Rivera, F., Jaramillo, A., Abboud, H., Olivot, J.-M., Tags: Clinical Sciences Source Type: research