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To the Editor: The report by Loh et al. (Jan. 23 issue),¹ evaluating the association between left ventricular dysfunction and the risk of stroke in patients enrolled in the Survival and Ventricular Enlargement (SAVE) trial, raises important questions regarding the care of patients who have had myocardial infarctions. Two of the most important predictors of stroke are a history of stroke and transient ischemic attacks.^2,3 Although the authors document the effect of a history of smoking, diabetes, and hypertension and of previous myocardial infarction, they do not comment on those two well-documented risk factors. I am curious whether their conclusions . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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