Difference in risk factors of silent brain infarction between paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation

Difference in risk factors of silent brain infarction between paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation

Background: Although silent brain infarction is an independent risk factor for subsequent symptomatic stroke and dementia in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, little is known regarding differences in risk factors for silent brain infarction between patients with paroxysmal and persisten...

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Main Authors: Andrew T Kim, Shinichi Iwata, Sera Ishikawa, Soichiro Tamura, Masanori Matsuo, Tomotaka Yoshiyama, Shinichi Nonin, Asahiro Ito, Yasuhiro Izumiya, Minoru Yoshiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
Echocardiography
Risk factors
Silent brain infarction
Stroke pathophysiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906721000415

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