Stroke prevention in patients with acute ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation in Germany - a cross sectional survey

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is present in 15 –20% of patients with acute ischemic stroke. Oral anticoagulation reduces the risk of AF-related recurrent stroke but clinical guideline recommendations are rather vagu...

Source: BMC Neurology - February 12, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Alexander Wutzler, Christos Krogias, Anna Grau, Roland Veltkamp, Peter U. Heuschmann and Karl Georg Haeusler Tags: Research article Source Type: research