Global Survey of the Frequency of Atrial Fibrillation-Associated Stroke: Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Global Registry [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— This cross-sectional global sample of patients with recent ischemic stroke shows a substantial frequency of AF-associated stroke throughout the world in proportion to the mean age of the stroke population. Most AF is identified by history or electrocardiography; the yield of conventional short-duration cardiac rhythm monitoring is relatively low. Patients with AF-associated stroke were typically elderly (>75 years old) and more often women.

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Source: Stroke - August 21, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Perera, K. S., Vanassche, T., Bosch, J., Swaminathan, B., Mundl, H., Giruparajah, M., Barboza, M. A., ODonnell, M. J., Gomez-Schneider, M., Hankey, G. J., Yoon, B.-W., Roxas, A., Lavallee, P., Sargento-Freitas, J., Shamalov, N., Brouns, R., Gagliardi, R. Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Aging, Women, Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research