Heart failure (HF) is one of the major causes of death worldwide. Despite the high incidence
of stroke in patients with HF, there has been a controversy as to whether HF itself is a risk …

Arrhythmias confer a substantial risk of mortality and morbidity in patients with heart failure
(HF), and this represents a major healthcare burden worldwide. There are at least 15 million …

Objective: CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores are used to assess stroke risk in patients
with atrial fibrillation (AF). We investigated whether these scores are associated with stroke …

Heart failure (HF) is a major disease in our society that often presents with multiple
comorbidities with mutual interaction and aggravation. The comorbidity of HF and stroke is a …

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is associated with multiple
cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular comorbidities and risk factors which increase the risk …

There has been a 3-fold increase in hospital discharges for heart failure (HF) and also
significantly increased mortality rate in HF patients in recent years. A major focus of HF …

Comorbidity decreases survival but it still remains unknown to what extent functional
recovery after ischemic stroke is affected. The aim of this research was to determine the …

Background and Purpose—The ASTRAL score was externally validated showing
remarkable consistency on 3-month outcome prognosis in patients with acute ischemic …

Abstract Aims The CHA2DS2VASc score is used to evaluate the risk of thromboembolic
events in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. We assessed the prognostic yield of …

Heart failure (HF) is a chronic condition affecting millions of people worldwide. While the
cardinal manifestations of HF are related to the cardiovascular system, it has become …