Overestimation of Stroke Risk in Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis and the Implications for Oral Anticoagulation

Circulation. 2020 Nov 3;142(18):1697-1699. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.050347. Epub 2020 Nov 2.

Authors

Ganesan Karthikeyan¹, Stuart J Connolly², Salim Yusuf²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India (G.K.).
² Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada (S.J.C., S.Y.).

PMID: 33136507
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.050347

No abstract available

Keywords: anticoagulants; atrial fibrillation; mitral valve stenosis; rheumatic heart disease; stroke.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Adult
Anticoagulants / pharmacology
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
Humans
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Stenosis / drug therapy*
Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications*
Risk Factors

Substances

Anticoagulants

Associated data

ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT02832544