title: Cardiac disease & stroke: innocent bystander or cause & effect?
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Ekery
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Benjamin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015996:Survival Rate; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology