Mitral regurgitation associated with reduced thromboembolic events in high-risk patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation. Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Investigators

Am J Cardiol. 1993 Oct 1;72(11):840-3. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(93)91079-w.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Atrial Fibrillation / complications*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
  • Cardiomegaly / complications
  • Echocardiography, Doppler
  • Female
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / complications*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
  • Myocardial Contraction
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Risk Factors
  • Thromboembolism / etiology*
  • Ventricular Function, Left