Association of cerebral microbleeds with mortality in stroke patients having atrial fibrillation

Conclusions: The presence and burden of CMBs were associated with increased mortality in stroke patients with NVAF. Patients with lobar CMBs were at increased risk of death due to hemorrhagic stroke. The diagnosis of CMBs is of value in predicting long-term prognosis in stroke patients with NVAF.

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Source: Neurology - October 6, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Song, T.-J., Kim, J., Song, D., Nam, H. S., Kim, Y. D., Lee, H. S., Heo, J. H. Tags: Stroke prevention, Prognosis, Cardiac, Infarction, Intracerebral hemorrhage ARTICLE Source Type: research