Atrial fibrillation in patients with first-ever stroke: Incidence trends and antithrombotic therapy before the event.

BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia among adults. Despite the proven advantages in primary and secondary stroke prevention in patients with AF, oral anticoagulation (OAC) therapy is still underused in many countries. In this study, we investigated the incidence...

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Main Authors: Yo Han Jung, Young Dae Kim, Jinkwon Kim, Sang Won Han, Kyung-Yul Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209198