Atrial fibrillation detected before or after stroke: role of anticoagulation.
Flurina LyrerAnnaelle ZietzDavid Julian SeiffgeMasatoshi KogaBastian VolbersDuncan WilsonBruno BonettiSabine SchaedelinHenrik GensickeSohei YoshimuraKosmas MachaGareth AmblerSebastian ThilemannTolga DittrichManabu InoueKaori MiwaRuihao WangGabriela SiedlerLuise BiburgerMartin M BrownRolf H JägerKeith MuirChristopher TraenkaKanta TanakaMasayuki ShiozawaLeo H BonatiNils PetersGregory Y H LipPhilippe A LyrerManuel CappellariKazunori ToyodaBernd KallmünzerStefan SchwabDavid J WerringStefan T EngelterGian Marco De MarchisAlexandros A Polymerisnull nullA G Daiichi-SankyoA G BayerPublished in: Annals of neurology (2023)
Our findings challenge the notion that KAF and AFDAS are clinically relevant and distinct prognostic entities. Instead of attributing an independently high stroke recurrence risk to KAF, future research should focus on the causes of stroke despite anticoagulation to develop improved preventive treatments. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.