The association of ischaemic stroke in patients with heart failure without atrial flutter/fibrillation.

Yen-Lien ChouJun-Ting LiouCheng-Chung ChengMin-Chien TsaiWei-Shiang LinShu-Meng ChengCheng-Li LinChin-Sheng LinChia-Hung Kao

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2019)

This study indicated that HF is a strong independent risk factor for IS, even in the absence of AF or AFL. Clinical physicians should investigate IS through routine screening and careful monitoring of patients with HF.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
primary care
catheter ablation