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Embolic complications in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Author(s) -

Pelle Baggesgaard Petersen,

J Godtfredsen

Publication year - 1986

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/01.str.17.4.622

Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , paroxysmal atrial fibrillation , incidence (geometry) , cardiology , stroke (engine) , thromboembolic stroke , embolism , embolic stroke , ischemic stroke , ischemia , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering

The incidence of embolic complications among 426 patients with initial paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) was analysed. A distinct clustering of emboli was seen at the time of onset of PAF. After transition to chronic atrial fibrillation (CAF), which developed in 141 patients (33.1%), the incidence of emboli was seen to rise to a new level several times higher than the incidence level for patients with PAF. Also in this group a distinct clustering of emboli was seen during the first year after transition to CAF. On this background it is suggested that patients with PAF may benefit from treatment with anti-arrhythmic agents in order to prevent the development of CAF and that anticoagulants for stroke prevention seems especially desirable in atrial fibrillation (AF) of recent onset.

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