Warfarin versus aspirin for prevention of stroke in heart failure: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1279-1287

  Kumar, Gyanendra ^a   Goyal, Munish Kumar ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

aspirin; heart failure; Meta analysis; stroke; warfarin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ASPIRIN; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STROKE; WARFARIN;

EID: 84889019880     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.09.015     Document Type: Article

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