Population
Patients with asymptomatic carotid disease, transient ischemic attack (TIA), and completed ischemic stroke
Design
Review
Authors
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Cardiac events predominate over recurrent stroke in cerebrovascular disease; leaves open whether intensified cardioprotection improves outcomes.
Patients with cerebrovascular disease, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic, have a significantly higher risk of cardiac death and myocardial infarction compared to their risk of stroke.
John W. Norris (1992) studied this question.
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