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Echocardiogr Predict of Stroke in Pts with Atrial Fib
Prospective Study of 1066 Pts from 3 Clin Trials, Arch Int Med 158:1316-13201998., , 1998
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Article Abstract
Left ventricular systolic dysfunction shown via 2-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography independently predicts risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.Echocardiography may prove most useful in a small group of patients who have a low risk of stroke according to clinical factors.
 
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