Association of Atrial Fibrillation Without Cardiovascular Comorbidities and Stroke Risk: From the REGARDS Study

Association of Atrial Fibrillation Without Cardiovascular Comorbidities and Stroke Risk: From the REGARDS Study

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a 5‐fold increased stroke risk. While most patients with AF warrant anticoagulation, optimal treatment remains uncertain for patients with AF without cardiovascular comorbidities because the risk of stroke in this population has not been well‐ch...

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Main Authors: Matthew J. Singleton, Muhammad Imtiaz‐Ahmad, Hooman Kamel, Wesley T. O'Neal, Suzanne E. Judd, Virginia J. Howard, George Howard, Elsayed Z. Soliman, Prashant D. Bhave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
arrhythmia
atrial fibrillation
comorbidities
risk
stroke
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.016380

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