Acute care and secondary prevention of stroke with newly detected versus known atrial fibrillation.

Ruihao WangKosmas MachaDavid HaupenthalLuise GaßmannGabriela SiedlerSvenja StollKilian FröhlichJulia KoehnStefan Schwab Bernd Kallmünzer

Published in: European journal of neurology (2022)

Clinical characteristics suggest that AFDAS might comprise a distinct pathophysiological and clinical entity among stroke patients with AF. The benefit of anticoagulation for secondary prevention was not affected by AF subtype.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
acute care
oral anticoagulants
left atrial
catheter ablation
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
coronary artery disease