Incidence and predictors of stroke in patients with rheumatic heart disease.

Marcelle VasconcelosLuiz VasconcelosVictor RibeiroCarolina CamposFrancisco Di-FloraLara AbreuLucas SilvaTatiana DiamantinoJose Luiz Padilha da SilvaWilliam Antonio M EstevesAntonio Lucio TeixeiraMaria do Carmo Pereira Nunes

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2021)

In this large cohort of patients with RHD, stroke occurred in 5.2% of the patients, which was predicted by age, AF and prior stroke. The effect of AF on stroke risk estimation was influenced by death as competing risk.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
end stage renal disease
rheumatoid arthritis
ejection fraction
risk factors
cerebral ischemia
pulmonary hypertension
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
blood brain barrier