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Are intracranial internal carotid artery calcifications associated with vascular risk factors and ischemic cerebrovascular disease?
Are intracranial internal carotid artery calcifications associated with vascular risk factors and ischemic cerebrovascular disease?
Intracranial internal carotid artery calcifications are associated with cardiovascular risk factors but not with ischemic cerebrovascular disease.
Calcifications link to CV risk factors but not ischemic disease; leaves open their prognostic role in cerebrovascular outcomes.
Calcifications were associated with higher age and male gender. The presence and volume of calcifications were independently associated with cardiovascular risk factors. Calcifications were not related to the presence or type of ischemic cerebrovascular disease.
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