Impact of heart failure with normal ejection fraction on the occurrence of ischaemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation
Jang S, Kim M, Park H, Han S, Kang D, Song J, Park S, Park S, Kim J. Impact of heart failure with normal ejection fraction on the occurrence of ischaemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. Heart 2012, 99: 17. PMID: 22942291, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-301980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeNormal ejection fractionRisk of strokeAtrial fibrillationHeart failureEjection fractionNon-valvular atrial fibrillationChronic kidney diseaseDiabetes mellitusKidney diseaseFemale sexMyocardial infarctionEchocardiographic dataHFNEFTreatment weightingPropensity score methodsΒ-blockersPatientsStrokeInverse probabilityDeathFibrillationRiskScore methodFailure