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Abstract 131: Association Between Left Ventricular Injury Detected by Cardiac MRI and Incident Ischemic Stroke: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Stroke Journal

Background:The association between left ventricular injury (LVI) detected by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) and the risk of a subsequent ischemic stroke is unknown.Methods:We studied stroke-free participants in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis study who underwent a steady-state free precession CMR at Exam 5 (2010-2012).

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The Value Of Lifestyle In Those With An Elevated Lp(a)

Dr. Paddy Barrett

They have the biomarker of risk but no evidence of the disease , even later in life when you would expect them to have it. When there is a history of early events, then the likelihood of a member of that family with an elevated Lp(a) having premature coronary atherosclerosis is high. Atherosclerosis. 2017 Jan;256:47-52.