Contribution of Atrial Fibrillation to Incidence and Outcome of Ischemic Stroke

Marini, Carmine; De Santis, Federica; Sacco, Simona; Russo, Tommasina; Olivieri, Luigi; Totaro, Rocco; Carolei, Antonio

doi:10.1161/01.str.0000166053.83476.4a

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Contribution of Atrial Fibrillation to Incidence and Outcome of Ischemic Stroke

Published in Stroke • May 7, 2005

Authors:

Carmine Marini

Federica De Santis

Simona Sacco

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major risk factor for ischemic stroke and its prevalence increases steeply with age. Population-based data on its influence on stroke outcome are scarce. METHODS: We evaluated the prevalence of AF and its influence on prognosis in patients with a...

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Medicine

Atrial fibrillation

Stroke (engine)

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