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The cardiac factor in stroke.

P H Davis·V C Hachinski
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Cardiac disorders associated with cerebral embolism including cardiac surgery, myocardial infarction, endocarditis and non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) are reviewed along with methods to detect cardioembolic sources. Warfarin and aspirin are effective in the primary prevention of stroke in NVAF but the relative efficacy remains to be determined.

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P H Davis, V C Hachinski. 1992. The cardiac factor in stroke.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1623236/

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