Asymptomatic coronary artery disease in ischaemic stroke survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ischaemic stroke and coronary artery disease share risk factors and stroke survivors experience a high rate of cardiac events. Recent work suggests a high burden of asymptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD) in ischaemic stroke survivors. Thus, we performed this systematic review and meta-analysis to A) estimate the prevalence of CAD in ischaemic stroke survivors without known CAD and B) evaluate the association between coronary atherosclerosis and future major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in stroke survivors.

Patients and methods

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis according to the PRISMA statement. We included studies investigating acute ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack where participants underwent anatomical assessment of al

SUBMITTER: Muthalaly RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11418521 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature