Metabolic Syndrome Is a Strong Risk Factor for Minor Ischemic Stroke and Subsequent Vascular Events.

Minor ischemic stroke (MIS) represents a major global public health problem worldwide due to high incidence. The aim of this study was to investigate whether metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a strong risk for MIS and subsequent vascular events (SVE).A retrospective cohort study was performed examining s...

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Main Authors: Guang-Sheng Wang, Dao-Ming Tong, Xiao-Dong Chen, Tong-Hui Yang, Ye-Ting Zhou, Xiao-Bo Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4990187?pdf=render