Poor Outcome of Stroke Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in the Presence of Coexisting Spontaneous Echo Contrast [Brief Reports]

Conclusions— In the ischemic stroke patients with nonvalvular AF, coexisting SEC was associated with more severe stroke and was predictive of poor long-term functional outcome.

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Source: Stroke - June 26, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Yoo, J., Song, D., Baek, J.-H., Kim, Y. D., Nam, H. S., Hong, G.-R., Kim, J., Lee, H. S., Heo, J. H. Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Ischemic Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research