Among patients with diabetes, those with diabetic retinopathy had elevated stroke risk compared with those who did not, according to new data from the ACCORD Eye study presented at the International Stroke Conference.
“As we know, large-artery atherosclerosis and atrial fibrillation are the primary causes of ischemic stroke. However, microvascular disease of the brain is also a cause of stroke and of vascular dementia,” Ka-Ho Wong, MBA, clinical research coordinator and lab manager of the de Havenon Lab at the University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics in Salt Lake (Read more...)
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