Patients With Ischemic Stroke and Incident Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Laurent Fauchier,
Nicolas Clémenty,
Christele Pelade,
Cécile Collig,
Emmanuelle Nicolle,
Gregory Y.H. Lip
Publication year - 2015
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/strokeaha.115.010270
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , hazard ratio , stroke (engine) , heart failure , diabetes mellitus , cardiology , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , cohort , population , mechanical engineering , physics , environmental health , optics , engineering , endocrinology
A substantial part of ischemic strokes is attributed to atrial fibrillation (AF). We hypothesized that patients with ischemic stroke without prior diagnosed AF were at higher risk of having a subsequent diagnosis of AF, and this was associated with multiple risk factors.
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