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Risk of Stroke in a Cohort of 815 Patients with Calcification of the Aortic Valve with or without Stenosis Stroke 27:847-851, Boon,A.,et al, 1996 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Twenty-four patients with aortic valve calcification,24 patients with calcified aortic valve stenosis,and 27 control subjects had a stroke during follow-up.Using Cox proportional hazards models,we found that strokes were not significantly associated with aortic valve calcification with or without stenosis,but hypertension and any carotid stenosis were associated.On multiple logistic regression analysis,we did not find any associated between one of the two valve lesions and indirect possible indications of cardiogenic embolism such as territorial as opposed to small deep brain infarcts or the presence of silent brain infarcts.Aortic valve calcification with or without stenosis is not a risk factor for stroke.

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