Unrecognized History of Transient Atrial Fibrillation at the Time of Discharge from an Index Stroke Hospitalization Is Associated with Increased Recurrent Stroke Risk

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Preceding episodes of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) among stroke patients can be easily overlooked in routine clinical practice. We aim to determine whether an unrecognized history of paroxysmal AF is associated with an increased risk of recurrent stroke. METHODS: We re...

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Published in:J Stroke
Main Authors: Hsu, Chia-Yu, Singer, Daniel E., Kamel, Hooman, Wu, Yi-Ling, Chen, Pei-Chun, Lee, Jiann-Der, Lee, Meng, Ovbiagele, Bruce
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Korean Stroke Society 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6549058/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30991797
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5853/jos.2018.03265
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