[HTML][HTML] 2021 guideline for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack: a guideline from the American Heart Association/American …

DO Kleindorfer, A Towfighi, S Chaturvedi, KM Cockroft… - Stroke, 2021 - journals.lww.com
1. Specific recommendations for prevention strategies often depend on the ischemic
stroke/transient ischemic attack subtype. Therefore, new in this guideline is a section …

Mitral annulus calcification

Y Abramowitz, H Jilaihawi, T Chakravarty… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
Mitral annulus calcification (MAC) is a chronic, degenerative process in the fibrous base of
the mitral valve. Although MAC was initially thought to be an age-related degenerative …

Guidelines for the primary prevention of stroke: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

JF Meschia, C Bushnell, B Boden-Albala, LT Braun… - Stroke, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
The aim of this updated statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based
recommendations on the prevention of stroke among individuals who have not previously …

Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart …

WN Kernan, B Ovbiagele, HR Black, DM Bravata… - Stroke, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
The aim of this updated guideline is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based
recommendations on the prevention of future stroke among survivors of ischemic stroke or …

Embolic strokes of undetermined source: the case for a new clinical construct

RG Hart, HC Diener, SB Coutts, JD Easton… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Cryptogenic (of unknown cause) ischaemic strokes are now thought to comprise about 25%
of all ischaemic strokes. Advances in imaging techniques and improved understanding of …

A cardiac computed tomography–based score to categorize mitral annular calcification severity and predict valve embolization

M Guerrero, DD Wang, A Pursnani, M Eleid… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - jacc.org
Objectives This study aims to establish a computed tomography (CT)–based scoring system
for grading mitral annular calcification (MAC) severity and potentially aid in predicting valve …

Anatomy, mechanics, and pathophysiology of the mitral annulus

JJ Silbiger - American heart journal, 2012 - Elsevier
The mitral annulus plays an important role in leaflet coaptation, in unloading mitral valve
closing forces, and in promoting left atrial and left ventricular filling and emptying …

Recommended standards for the performance of transesophageal echocardiographic screening for structural heart intervention: from the American Society of …

RT Hahn, M Saric, FF Faletra, R Garg… - Journal of the …, 2022 - onlinejase.com
Rebecca T. Hahn, MD, FASE (Chair), Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD, FASE (Co-Chair),
Francesco Fulvio Faletra, MD, Ruchira Garg, MD, FASE, Linda D. Gillam, MD, MPH, FASE …

The effects of warfarin and direct oral anticoagulants on systemic vascular calcification: a review

K Elango, A Javaid, BK Khetarpal, S Ramalingam… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Warfarin has been utilized for decades as an effective anticoagulant in patients with a history
of strong risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Established adverse effects …

Bisphosphonate use and prevalence of valvular and vascular calcification in women: MESA (The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)

S Elmariah, JAC Delaney, KD O'Brien, MJ Budoff… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - jacc.org
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether nitrogen-containing
bisphosphonate (NCBP) therapy is associated with the prevalence of cardiovascular …