Four out of 10 patients with atrial fibrillation have unknown brain damage

(European Society of Cardiology) Four out of 10 patients with atrial fibrillation but no history of stroke or transient ischemic attack have previously unknown brain damage, according to the first results of the Swiss Atrial Fibrillation Cohort Study (Swiss-AF) presented today at ESC Congress 2018.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news