B-type natriuretic peptide level and postdischarge thrombotic events in older patients hospitalized with heart failure: Insights from the acute decompensated heart failure national registry

[...]as compared with the general population, patients with HF have an increased risk of stroke and of thromboembolic events possibly due to left ventricular stasis, endocardial dysfunction, and a systemic hypercoagulable state.4 However, Kociol et al found that risks of thromboembolism and stroke w...

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Published in:The American heart journal 2013, Vol.165 (1), p.e1-e1
Main Authors: Lin, Gen-Min, MD, MPH, Li, Yi-Hwei, ScD, PhD, Jaiteh, Lamin E.S., MD, Han, Chih-Lu, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Female
Heart attacks
Heart failure
Heart Failure - blood
Heart Failure - complications
Humans
Male
Mortality
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain - blood
Sinuses
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Summary:[...]as compared with the general population, patients with HF have an increased risk of stroke and of thromboembolic events possibly due to left ventricular stasis, endocardial dysfunction, and a systemic hypercoagulable state.4 However, Kociol et al found that risks of thromboembolism and stroke were similar among older patients with or without a severely impaired left ventricular systolic function simply reflected by BNP levels and ejection fraction.
ISSN:0002-8703
1097-6744
DOI:10.1016/j.ahj.2012.09.015