... and cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs), a relationship that it is not well understood. Calcification in carotid atherosclerosis is known to impact plaque stability, potentially linked to ischemic stroke. The objective was to assess the in-depth calcification morphometrics within extracranial carotid atherosclerosis...

... to and utilization of health services with transport, distance, and cost being additional barriers [ 16 ]. Further research addressing these factors and their effects on healthcare delivery is warranted. Stroke Transient ischaemic attack Cardiovascular risk factors Culturally and linguistically diverse...

...Philip Masson; Sradha Kotwal; Patrick J. Kelly; Jonathan C. Craig; Richard I. Lindley; Martin Gallagher; Alan Cass; Angela C. Webster Background: It is unclear how traditional cardiovascular risk factors and different treatment modalities for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) affect stroke risk...

... malformations type 1 Common Hispanic mutation Disease severity Brain lesion count Intracerebral hemorrhage Cardiovascular risk factors National Institutes of Health (NIH) 10.13039/100000002 Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) are enlarged vascular lesions without intervening brain...

... common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCAIMT) has emerged as a predictor of incident cardiovascular events. The Cardiovascular Risk Factor Multiple Evaluation in Latin America (CARMELA) study was the first large-scale population-based assessment of both CCAIMT and cardiovascular risk factor...

... to in the content or advertisements. Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular risk factors Carotid intima-media thickness Inflammation Increasing evidence has shown that atherosclerosis is closely associated with inflammatory disorders [ 1,2,3 ] and circulating inflammatory factors, specifically high...

... factors. Methods: This nationwide study involved cardiologists at 246 centres in France. A total of 5,433 subjects with and without conventional cardiovascular risk factors participated. Results: In subjects without risk factors, CCAIMT mean was 0.712 ± 0.122 mm in men and 0.682 ± 0.105 mm in women (p...

... Recurrent stroke Cardiovascular risk factors Intracerebral hemorrhage Abstract Background: Much effort has been made to study first-ever stroke patients. However, recurrent stroke has not been investigated as extensively. It is unclear which risk factors dominate, and whether adequate secondary...

... in patients with cardiovascular risk factors and a risk of stroke. Methods: 55 patients with cardiovascular risk factors (mean age 63.0 ± 8.5 years) were included in the study. 45 of them had a history of previous minor stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) while 10 patients had cardiovascular risk...