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Association of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Carotid Plaque with Ischemic Stroke in Participants with Atrial Fibrillation: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) and Cardiovascular Health (CHS) Studies

... Whether increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and presence of carotid plaque improve risk prediction of ... year. Third, other risk factors such as peripheral arterial disease were not included.13 In response to these ... Stroke and AF are two important public health problems in the United States. The prediction of ...
- 2014-01-01 13:51 - 4 comments
Association of Smoking, Alcohol, and Obesity with Cardiovascular Death and Ischemic Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: The ARIC Study and CHS

... is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke and cardiovascular (CV) death. Whether modifiable lifestyle ... Risk in Communities (ARIC) study and Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) participants with incident AF, we ... medications, eGFR, heart failure, diabetes, coronary heart disease, previous MI, peripheral arterial disease, aspirin ...
- 2014-02-12 09:56 - 9 comments

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