Nonsustained Atrial Fibrillation in Ischemic Stroke Patients and Stroke-Free Controls From the Perspective of Stroke Pathophysiology [Stroke]

Conclusions
Our study shows a higher prevalence of NS-AF episodes in ischemic stroke patients in comparison to controls. Nonetheless, the lack of a stronger association with cryptogenic strokes and absence of a relationship with chronic cortical infarcts brings into question the causal influence of NS-AF in the ischemic stroke setting.

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - September 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yetim, E., Topcuoglu, M. A., Canpolat, U., Gocmen, R., Oguz, K. K., Ozer, N., Aytemir, K., Arsava, E. M. Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Pathophysiology, Electrocardiology (ECG), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Ischemic Stroke Source Type: research