Outcomes of recurrent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation according to presumed etiology
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Bruno Bacellar Pedreira; Korilyn Sauser Zachrison; Aneesh Singhal; Zhiyu Yan; Jamary Oliveira-Filho; Lee H. Schwamm
- Source
- Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 81, Iss 07, Pp 616-623 (2023)
- Subject
- Ischemic Stroke
Atrial Fibrillation
Embolic Stroke
Anticoagulants
AVC Isquêmico
Fibrilação Atrial
AVC Embólico
Anticoagulantes
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0004-282X
1678-4227
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a potent risk factor for stroke. The presence of competing etiologies can modify disease outcomes and demand different treatment strategies.