Why the study?
Are hypertension and diabetes mellitus determinants of multiple lacunar infarcts?
Population
Patients with lacunar infarcts
Authors
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Marks multiple lacunes via hypertension/diabetes; extends subtype associations but leaves causal prevention open.
Are hypertension and diabetes mellitus determinants of multiple lacunar infarcts?
Hypertension (specifically diastolic pressure) and diabetes mellitus are strongly associated with multiple lacunar infarcts, suggesting etiologically distinct subgroups compared to single lacunes.
Mast et al. (1995) studied this question.
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