Rates and Determinants of 5-Year Outcomes After Atrial Fibrillation-Related Stroke: A Population Study [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
AF-stroke is associated with considerable long-term morbidity, fatality, stroke recurrence, and nursing home requirement. Adequately resourced national AF strategies to improve AF detection and prevention are needed.

Source: Stroke - November 23, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Hayden, D. T., Hannon, N., Callaly, E., Ni Chroinin, D., Horgan, G., Kyne, L., Duggan, J., Dolan, E., O'Rourke, K., Williams, D., Murphy, S., Kelly, P. J. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research