Early Coronary Revascularization Diminishes the Risk of Ischemic Stroke With Acute Myocardial Infarction

Van De Graaff, Eric; Dutta, Monisha; Das, Pranab; A. Shry, Eric; D. Frederick, Paul; Blaney, Martha; J. Pasta, David; R. Steinhubl, Steven

doi:10.1161/01.str.0000240495.99425.0f

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Early Coronary Revascularization Diminishes the Risk of Ischemic Stroke With Acute Myocardial Infarction

Published in Stroke • Sep 8, 2006

Authors:

Eric Van De Graaff

Monisha Dutta

Pranab Das

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Ischemic stroke is an uncommon but devastating complication of myocardial infarction (MI). It is possible that delay in the acute revascularization of these patients influences the risk of peri-MI ischemic stroke independent of size of infarction or residual ventricular funct...

Subject

Medicine

Revascularization

Cardiology

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