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Lack of association of MRI determined subclinical cardiovascular disease with dizziness and vertigo in a cross-sectional population-based study.

Roberto LorbeerHolger HetterichRalf StroblAnina SchafnitzelHannah PatscheiderAndreas SchindlerKatharina Müller-PeltzerWieland SommerAnnette PetersChrista MeisingerMargit HeierWolfgang RathmannFabian BambergEva Grill
Published in: PloS one (2017)
In this sample of participants without manifest cardiovascular diseases, subclinical left and right ventricular function and carotid structure were consistently not associated with dizziness and vertigo. Subclinical cerebrum measurements, however, tend to increase the risk for dizziness and vertigo, especially in men and in persons with prediabetes or diabetes.
Keyphrases
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  • magnetic resonance imaging
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