Persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation is associated with severe cardioembolic stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

Joji HagiiNorifumi MetokiShin SaitoHiroshi ShirotoSatoko SasakiKoki TakahashiHiroyasu HitomiYoshiko BabaNatsumi YamadaSatoshi SeinoTakaatsu KamadaTakamitsu UchizawaTaigen NakamuraMinoru YasujimaHirofumi Tomita

Published in: Thrombosis journal (2021)

We found underuse of OAC in high risk AF patients with CE stroke. PerAF is significantly associated with severe stroke on admission and an unfavorable functional outcome at discharge in Japanese patients with CE stroke.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
oral anticoagulants
left atrial
catheter ablation
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
emergency department
acute coronary syndrome