Heart Failure and Stroke.



Schumacher, Katja, Kornej, Jelena, Shantsila, Eduard ORCID: 0000-0002-2429-6980 and Lip, Gregory YH ORCID: 0000-0002-7566-1626
(2018) Heart Failure and Stroke. Current heart failure reports, 15 (5). pp. 287-296.

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Abstract

<h4>Purpose</h4>Ischemic stroke significantly contributes to morbidity and mortality in heart failure (HF). The risk of stroke increases significantly, with coexisting atrial fibrillation (AF). An aggravating factor could be asymptomatic paroxysms of AF (so-called silent AF), and therefore, the risk stratification in these patients remains difficult. This review provides an overview of stroke risk in HF, its risk stratification, and stroke prevention in these patients.<h4>Recent findings</h4>Stroke risk stratification in HF patients remains an important issue. Recently, the CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>-VASc score, originally developed to predict stroke risk in AF patients, had been reported to be a predictive for strokes in HF patients regardless of AF being present. Furthermore, there are several independent risk factors (e.g., hypertension, diabetes mellitus, prior stroke) described. Based on the current evidence, HF should be considered as an independent risk factor for stroke. The CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>-VASc score might be useful to predict stroke risk in HF patients with or without AF in clinical routine. However, there is only a recommendation for the oral anticoagulation use in patients with concomitant HF and AF, while in patients with HF and no AF, individualized risk stratification is preferred. Current guidelines recommend to prefer non-vitamin Kantagonist anticoagulants over warfarin.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Humans, Brain Ischemia, Morbidity, Survival Rate, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Age Factors, Heart Failure, Secondary Prevention, Global Health
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 09 Oct 2018 08:34
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 01:15
DOI: 10.1007/s11897-018-0405-9
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3027278