Secondary Stroke Prevention Following Embolic Stroke of Unknown Source in the Absence of Documented Atrial Fibrillation: A Clinical Review

Secondary Stroke Prevention Following Embolic Stroke of Unknown Source in the Absence of Documented Atrial Fibrillation: A Clinical Review

Abstract Approximately one‐third of ischemic strokes are classified as cryptogenic strokes. The risk of stroke recurrence in these patients is significantly elevated with up to one‐third of patients with cryptogenic stroke experiencing a further stroke within 10 years. While anticoagulation is the m...

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Main Authors: Irum D. Kotadia, Iain Sim, Rahul Mukherjee, Daniel O’Hare, Amedeo Chiribiri, Jonathan Birns, Ajay Bhalla, Mark O’Neill, Steven E. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atrial cardiomyopathy
atrial fibrillation
cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
electrocardiogram
embolic stroke of unknown source
ischemic stroke
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.021045

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