Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Risk of Stroke and Cardiac Events in Heart Failure: Data From the Warfarin Versus Aspirin in Reduced Ejection Fraction Trial [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— In patients with systolic HF and sinus rhythm, LVEF is inversely associated with death and its components, whereas an association with stroke exists for very low LVEF values. An interaction with warfarin treatment on stroke risk may exist. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00041938.

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Source: Stroke - July 24, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Di Tullio, M. R., Qian, M., Thompson, J. L. P., Labovitz, A. J., Mann, D. L., Sacco, R. L., Pullicino, P. M., Freudenberger, R. S., Teerlink, J. R., Graham, S., Lip, G. Y. H., Levin, B., Mohr, J. P., Buchsbaum, R., Estol, C. J., Lok, D. J., Ponikowski, P. Tags: Heart Failure, Echocardiography, Anticoagulants, Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research