Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation After Transient Ischemic Attack Versus Minor Ischemic Stroke in the POINT Trial

Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation After Transient Ischemic Attack Versus Minor Ischemic Stroke in the POINT Trial

Background Atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF) after transient ischemic attack (TIA) has not been well studied. We compared the likelihood of new AF diagnosis after ischemic stroke versus TIA. Methods and Results The POINT (Platelet‐Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke) trial enroll...

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Main Authors: Hooman Kamel, Mary Farrant, J. Donald Easton, Luciano A. Sposato, Jordan J. Elm, Ellen Underwood, S. Claiborne Johnston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
arrhythmia
atrial fibrillation
atrial flutter
ischemic stroke
transient ischemic attack
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.019362

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