Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke Risk, and Warfarin Therapy Revisited: A Population-Based Study [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— AF is more common than present guidelines suggest. The attributable risk of AF for ischemic stroke increases with age and is close to that of hypertension in individuals aged ≥80 years. Because a majority of patients with AF with increased risk for stroke had not received anticoagulation therapy, there is a large potential for improvement.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Arrhythmias, clinical electrophysiology, drugs, Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research