Myocardial infarction is associated with increased risk of subsequent stroke
Kate Matthews
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The risk factors and treatments for myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke are similar. Investigations have shown that the incidence of MI is decreasing and survival after such an event is increasing; however, it is not known whether these changes also affect the incidence of stroke after index MI. Witt and colleagues examined the occurrence of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in a community-based cohort study of 2,160 patients who were hospitalized with incident MI within the period 1979–1998.
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