Epidemiology of stroke in chronic heart failure patients with normal sinus rhythm: Findings from the DIG stroke sub-study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 389-393

  Mujib, Marjan ^a   Giamouzis, Grigorios ^b   Agha, Syed Abbas ^b   Aban, Inmaculada ^a   Sathiakumar, Nalini ^a   Ekundayo, O James ^a   Zamrini, Edward ^c   Allman, Richard M ^a,d   Butler, Javed ^b   Ahmed, Ali ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Heart failure; Outcomes; Race; Stroke

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE;

AGED; ALABAMA; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CARDIOMEGALY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 77957869168     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.04.035     Document Type: Article

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