[Cardiac disease and stroke].
1074 patients with valvular heart diseases (VHD), non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the last ten years were surveyed. 12.1% of patients (130/1074) were associated with stroke. The incidence in VHD was 27.2% (73/268), in NVAF 19.1% (42/220) and in AMI 2.3% (13/569), the former two are significantly higher than the last one (P less than 0.005).
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Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications