Influence of atrial fibrillation detection time on outcome after endovascular thrombectomy

Cardiac emboli secondary to atrial fibrillation (AF) commonly cause large vessel occlusions (LVO) that require endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) to restore cerebral circulation. Whether the outcome of patients with AF diagnosed after the index stroke (newAF) differs from that of AF-patients in which AF was known before stroke (kAF) remains unknown.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - October 14, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: R.R. Leker, A. Farraj, A. Filioglo, T. Sacagiu, A. Honig, J.M. Gomori, J.E. Cohen Source Type: research