Multiple risk factors and ischaemic stroke in the elderly Asian population with and without atrial fibrillation. An analysis of 425,600 Chinese individuals without prior stroke.

In conclusion, an increasing cluster of multiple cardiovascular risk factors (besides AF) contributes to a greater risk for ischaemic stroke, especially in the elderly population. If elderly and with multiple risk factors, non-AF patients may have a risk of incident ischaemic stroke that is comparable or even higher than patients with AF, suggesting that the incremental stroke risk attributable to AF is marginal in such 'high risk' patients. PMID: 26322338 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - August 31, 2015 Category: Hematology Authors: Guo Y, Wang H, Tian Y, Wang Y, Lip GY Tags: Thromb Haemost Source Type: research