Atrial Fibrillation and Acute Ischemic Stroke: Evaluation of the Contemporary 2018 National Inpatient Sample Database

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is considered a binary entity regardless of AF type. We aim to investigate in-hospital morbidity and mortality among patients with nonparoxysmal AF–related AIS. Methods: Patients hospitalized for AIS with associated paroxysmal or pe...

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Main Authors: Gursukhman D.S. Sidhu, MD, Tarek Ayoub, MD, Abdel Hadi El Hajjar, MD, Aneesh Dhorepatil, MD, Saihariharan Nedunchezian, MD, Lilas Dagher, MD, Keith Ferdinand, MD, Nassir Marrouche, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X22000269