Investigating silent strokes in hypertensives: a magnetic resonance imaging study (ISSYS): rationale and protocol design

BACKGROUND: Silent brain infarcts are detected by neuroimaging in up to 20% of asymptomatic patients based on population studies. They are five times more frequent than stroke in general population, and increase significantly both with advancing age and hypertension. Moreover, they are independently...

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Main Authors: Riba-Llena, Iolanda, Jarca, Carmen Ioana, Mundet, Xavier, Tovar, Jose L, Orfila, Francesc, López-Rueda, Antonio, Nafría, Cristina, Fernández, Jose L, Castañé, Xavier, Domingo, Mar, Álvarez-Sabín, José, Fernández-Cortiñas, Inés, Maisterra, Olga, Montaner, Joan, Delgado, Pilar
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Study Protocol
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3852223/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24083440
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-13-130
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