Stroke as the Initial Manifestation of Atrial Fibrillation | Zendy

Steven A. Lubitz | Zendy; Xiaoyan Yin | Zendy; David D. McManus | Zendy; LuChen Weng | Zendy; Hugo J. Aparicio | Zendy; Allan J. Walkey | Zendy; José R. Romero | Zendy; Carlos S. Kase | Zendy; Patrick T. Ellinor | Zendy; Philip A. Wolf | Zendy; Sudha Seshadri | Zendy; Emelia J. Benjamin | Zendy

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Stroke as the Initial Manifestation of Atrial Fibrillation

Author(s) -

Steven A. Lubitz,

Xiaoyan Yin,

David D. McManus,

LuChen Weng,

Hugo J. Aparicio,

Allan J. Walkey,

José R. Romero,

Carlos S. Kase,

Patrick T. Ellinor,

Philip A. Wolf,

Sudha Seshadri,

Emelia J. Benjamin

Publication year - 2017

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.116.015071

Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , stroke (engine) , framingham heart study , incidence (geometry) , cardiology , population , framingham risk score , disease , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , environmental health , engineering

To prevent strokes that may occur as the first manifestation of atrial fibrillation (AF), screening programs have been proposed to identify patients with undiagnosed AF who may be eligible for treatment with anticoagulation. However, the frequency with which patients with AF present with stroke as the initial manifestation of the arrhythmia is unknown.

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