title: Silent cerebral infarction in heart failure: vascular or thromboembolic?
abstract: Silent cerebral infarction in heart failure as reported by Siachos et al is significantly higher than reports of symptomatic cerebral infarction. Are we underestimating the occurrence of silent cerebral infarction, or can this finding be accounted for by concomitant conditions?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Program, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Freudenberger
authors.forename: Barry M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Massie
mesh_terms: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents