Cardiac Stasis Imaging, Stroke and Silent Brain Infarcts in Patients with Non-Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Elena Rodríguez-González,
Pablo Martínez-Legazpi,
Ana González-Mansilla
et al.
Abstract:Background: Cardioembolic stroke is one of the most devastating complications of non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM). However, in clinical trials of primary prevention, the benefits of anticoagulation were hampered by the risk of bleeding. If indices of cardiac blood stasis account for the risk of stroke, they may be useful to individualize primary prevention treatments. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study in patients with NIDCM and no history of atrial fibrillation (AF) from two sources: 1) … Show more
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