Left Atrial Mechanical Dysfunction and the Risk for Ischemic Stroke in People Without Prevalent Atrial Fibrillation or Stroke : A Prospective Cohort Study
CONCLUSION: In people without prior AF or stroke, when added to CHA2DS2-VASc variables, left atrial reservoir strain improves stroke prediction and yields a predicted net benefit, as shown by decision curve analysis.PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.PMID:36534978 | DOI:10.7326/M22-1638
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ankit Maheshwari Faye L Norby Riccardo M Inciardi Wendy Wang Michael J Zhang Elsayed Z Soliman Alvaro Alonso Michelle C Johansen Rebecca F Gottesman Scott D Solomon Amil M Shah Lin Yee Chen Source Type: research
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