Atrial fibrillation and its influence on stroke risk

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in the clinical setting. AF increases both the risk and severity of stroke, and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Decisions regarding appropriate stroke prevention in AF patients are crucial and require individual a...

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Published inResearch reports in clinical cardiology Vol. 6; no. default; pp. 11 - 15
Main Authors Prisco, Domenico, Cenci, Caterina, Silvestri, Elena, Ciucciarelli, Lucia, Tomberli, Benedetta, Tamburini, Carlo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Macclesfield Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2015
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dove Medical Press
Subjects
Age
Anticoagulants
Atrial fibrillation
Cardiac arrhythmia
Complications and side effects
Diabetes
Diagnosis
Embolisms
Females
Health risk assessment
Heart failure
Hypertension
Mortality
Patients
Preventive medicine
Prognosis
Risk factors
Stroke
Systematic review
Thromboembolism
Italy
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Summary:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in the clinical setting. AF increases both the risk and severity of stroke, and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Decisions regarding appropriate stroke prevention in AF patients are crucial and require individual assessment of both thromboembolic and bleeding risk. This review will provide an overview of recommended risk assessment tools and discuss other possible risk factors which could improve risk stratification in AF patients. Keywords: atrial fibrillation, stroke, thromboembolism, risk stratification
ISSN:1179-8475
1179-8475
DOI:10.2147/RRCC.S54209