November 19, 2010
View Full PaperPrevalence of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients With Cerebral Infarction
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Abstract
there is a high burden of silent coronary artery disease in patients with nonfatal cerebral infarction and no known coronary heart disease, even in the absence of systemic atherosclerosis. The prevalence is even higher in patients with evidence of carotid and/or femoral plaque.