Atrial Fibrillation and Cause‐Specific Risks of Pulmonary Embolism and Ischemic Stroke

Atrial Fibrillation and Cause‐Specific Risks of Pulmonary Embolism and Ischemic Stroke

BackgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) is a well‐established risk factor for ischemic stroke (IS). Emerging evidence also indicates an association between AF and pulmonary embolism (PE). Because IS may potentially mediate the observed risk of PE in AF, we aimed to assess the impact of AF on the cause‐sp...

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Main Authors: Erin M. Hald, Ludvig B. Rinde, Maja‐Lisa Løchen, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Tom Wilsgaard, Inger Njølstad, Sigrid K. Brækkan, John‐Bjarne Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
epidemiology
ischemic stroke
pulmonary embolism
risk factor
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.006502

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