Ventricular Dysfunction and the Risk of Stroke after Myocardial Infarction

Loh, Evan; St. John Sutton, Martin; Wun, Chuan‐Chuan; L. Rouleau, Jean; C. Flaker, Greg; S. Gottlieb, Stephen; A. Lamas, Gervasio; A. Moyé, Lemuel; Z. Goldhaber, Samuel; A. Pfeffer, Marc

doi:10.1056/nejm199701233360403

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Ventricular Dysfunction and the Risk of Stroke after Myocardial Infarction

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jan 23, 1997

Authors:

Evan Loh

Martin St. John Sutton

Chuan‐Chuan Wun

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In patients who have had a myocardial infarction, the long-term risk of stroke and its relation to the extent of left ventricular dysfunction have not been determined. We studied whether a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction is associated with an increased risk of stroke after myo...

Subject

Medicine

Cardiology

Myocardial infarction

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