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Atrial Fibrillation Genetic Risk and Ischemic Stroke Mechanisms
Author(s) -
Steven A. Lubitz,
Owen Parsons,
Christopher D. Anderson,
Emelia J. Benjamin,
Rainer Malik,
LuChen Weng,
Martin Dichgans,
Cathie Sudlow,
Peter M. Rothwell,
Jonathan Rosand,
Patrick T. Ellinor,
Hugh S. Markus,
Matthew Traylor
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.116.016198
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , stroke (engine) , cardiology , ischemic stroke , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a leading cause of cardioembolic stroke, but the relationship between AF and noncardioembolic stroke subtypes are unclear. Because AF may be unrecognized, and because AF has a substantial genetic basis, we assessed for predisposition to AF across ischemic stroke subtypes.

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