Atrial Fibrillation in Ischemic Stroke: Predicting Response to Thrombolysis and Clinical Outcomes [Original Contributions]

Conclusions—
Stroke patients with AF have higher mortality, greater risk of intracerebral hemorrhage, and a similar response trend to thrombolysis compared with non-AF patients.

Source: Stroke - December 24, 2012 Category: Neurology Authors: Saposnik, G., Gladstone, D., Raptis, R., Zhou, L., Hart, R. G., on behalf of the Investigators of the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network (RCSN) and the Stroke Outcomes Research Canada (SORCan) Working Group Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Risk Factors for Stroke, Thrombolysis Original Contributions Source Type: research