MRI-detected brain lesions in AF patients without further stroke risk factors undergoing ablation - a retrospective analysis of prospective studies

MRI-detected brain lesions in AF patients without further stroke risk factors undergoing ablation - a retrospective analysis of prospective studies

Abstract Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) without other stroke risk factors is assumed to have a low annual stroke risk comparable to patients without AF. Therefore, current clinical guidelines do not recommend oral anticoagulation for stroke prevention of AF in patients without stroke risk facto...

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Main Authors: Juliane Herm, Johannes Schurig, Martin R. Martinek, Reinhard Höltgen, Alexander Schirdewan, Paulus Kirchhof, Marcus Wieczorek, Helmut Pürerfellner, Peter U. Heuschmann, Jochen B. Fiebach, Karl Georg Haeusler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Clinically silent stroke - atrial fibrillation - magnetic resonance imaging - cerebral microbleeds
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-019-1035-1

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