… The incidence of atrial fibrillation and stroke are expected to increase worldwide in the next
decades as a result of the progressive aging of the population and the growing diffusion of …

… In conclusion, in our population-based study, AF is a major contributor to stroke incidence
and a powerful predictor of mortality after a first-ever ischemic stroke. However, even if better …

… management of stroke in atrial fibrillation is prevention of cardioembolic stroke and systemic
… the prevention of strokes secondary to atrial fibrillation, reducing overall stroke numbers by …

… Although atrial fibrillation (AF) is accepted as the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia,
most published epidemiologic studies focus on predominantly white populations in North …

… The aims of this study were to estimate the incidence of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter (AF),
to assess the presence of provoking factors and risk factors for stroke and systemic …

… Thus, ischemic stroke was the first clinical manifestation of atrial fibrillation in 37% of younger
(<75 … In conclusion, atrial fibrillation is too often diagnosed only after an ischemic stroke has …

… Although atrial fibrillation increases stroke incidence in the absence of overt coronary
heart disease or cardiac failure, these cardiac conditions may be present in subclinical form. …

… of atrial fibrillation (AF) over time, it is possible that the time trends of post-AF stroke incidence
and … We sought to determine whether the incidence and survival of ischemic stroke after AF …

… The single case without atrial fibrillation had a recurrent, contralateral, middle … stroke
accounted for 5 of 12 (42%) cases of early neurologic deterioration in patients with atrial fibrillation. …

… determine the incidence and characteristics of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), …
In this analysis, the calculated crude incidence rate of all AF-associated strokes increased …