Factors associated with development of stroke long-term after myocardial infarction: Experiences from the LoWASA trial

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 201-207

  Herlitz, Johan ^a   Holm, J ^b   Peterson, M ^c   Karlson, B W ^a   Evander, M Haglid ^a   Erhardt, L ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Lidkoping Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; WARFARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE; SWEDEN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; ASPIRIN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; WARFARIN;

EID: 13244287974     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2004.01433.x     Document Type: Article

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