TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of left ventricular hypertrophy and chronic atrial fibrillation with the incidence of new thromboembolic stroke in 2,384 older persons
AU - Aronow, Wilbert S.
AU - Ahn, Chul
AU - Kronzon, Itzhak
AU - Gutstein, Hal
PY - 1999/8/15
Y1 - 1999/8/15
N2 - In a prospective study of 2,384 persons, mean age 81 years, at 44-month follow-up, new thromboembolic stroke developed in 510 of 2,384 persons (21%). The Cox regression model showed that significant independent risk factors for new thromboembolic stroke were atrial fibrillation (risk ratio 3.2), left ventricular hypertrophy (risk ratio 2.8), prior stroke (risk ratio 2.2), and male gender (risk ratio 1.2).
AB - In a prospective study of 2,384 persons, mean age 81 years, at 44-month follow-up, new thromboembolic stroke developed in 510 of 2,384 persons (21%). The Cox regression model showed that significant independent risk factors for new thromboembolic stroke were atrial fibrillation (risk ratio 3.2), left ventricular hypertrophy (risk ratio 2.8), prior stroke (risk ratio 2.2), and male gender (risk ratio 1.2).
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00336-7
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00336-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 10468090
AN - SCOPUS:0033566634
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 84
SP - 468
EP - 469
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 4
ER -