Stroke as the First Manifestation of Atrial Fibrillation.

Stroke as the First Manifestation of Atrial Fibrillation.

Atrial fibrillation may remain undiagnosed until an ischemic stroke occurs. In this retrospective cohort study we assessed the prevalence of ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack as the first manifestation of atrial fibrillation in 3,623 patients treated for their first ever stroke or transie...

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Main Authors: Jussi Jaakkola, Pirjo Mustonen, Tuomas Kiviniemi, Juha E K Hartikainen, Antti Palomäki, Päivi Hartikainen, Ilpo Nuotio, Antti Ylitalo, K E Juhani Airaksinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5148080?pdf=render

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