Accurate etiology diagnosis in patients with stroke and atrial fibrillation: A role for brain natriuretic peptide

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the leading cause of cardioembolic stroke (CES), and patients with stroke and AF are frequently assumed to have CES. However, strokes presumably due to atherosclerotic pathophysiologies in large or small vessels can also occur in patients with AF. The aims of the present study were to clarify the prevalence of and factors related to a non-cardioembolic etiology in acute stroke patients with AF.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - March 28, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Yuki Sakamoto, Chikako Nito, Yasuhiro Nishiyama, Satoshi Suda, Noriko Matsumoto, Junya Aoki, Takashi Shimoyama, Takuya Kanamaru, Kentaro Suzuki, Yuki Go, Masahiro Mishina, Kazumi Kimura Source Type: research