Why the study?
Stroke is an important problem in patients with heart failure, but the intersection between the two conditions is poorly studied across the range of ejection fraction.
Does a history of stroke increase the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with heart failure?
Does a history of stroke increase the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with heart failure?
Heart failure patients with a history of stroke have a significantly higher risk of subsequent cardiovascular events, highlighting a critical need to address the underutilization of guideline-recommended secondary prevention therapies.
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Prior stroke signals elevated CV death and recurrent stroke risk across HF phenotypes; leaves open targeted prevention trials.
Yang et al. (2023) studied this question.
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