Incidence of acute cerebrovascular events in patients with rheumatic or calcific mitral stenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Patients with mitral stenosis (MS) may be predisposed to acute cerebrovascular events (ACE) and peripheral thromboembolic events (TEE). Concomitant atrial fibrillation (AF), mitral annular calcification (MAC) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are independent risk factors. Our aim was to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-03-01
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Series: | Hellenic Journal of Cardiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1109966622001178 |