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Ideal cardiovascular health metrics on the prevalence of asymptomatic intracranial artery stenosis: a cross-sectional study

First author:Qian Zhang

Corresponding author:Xingquan Zhao

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  • Person in charge:Qian Zhang
  • Data Sources: APAC
  • Number of papers:APAC20160053
  • Published time:2013-08-01

2013-08-01

Published articles

Journal:PLOS ONE

Publication type: Original Contributions

IF(IF): 3.24

PMID: 23554958 Link To Pubmed Full text Download

Background And Purpose

Intracranial Artery Stenosis (ICAS) is one of the most common causes of ischemic stroke in Asia. Previous studies have shown the number of ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics was associated with lower risk of stroke. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between ideal CVH metrics and prevalence of ICAS.

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