Ischemic Stroke Severity and Mortality in Patients With and Without Atrial Fibrillation

• Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association Vol. 11; no. 4; p. e022638
• Main Authors: Vinding, Naja E, Kristensen, Søren L, Rørth, Rasmus, Butt, Jawad H, Østergaard, Lauge, Olesen, Jonas B, Torp-Pedersen, Christian, Gislason, Gunnar H, Køber, Lars, Kruuse, Christina, Johnsen, Søren P, Fosbøl, Emil L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley and Sons Inc 15.02.2022; Wiley
• Subjects: Aged; atrial fibrillation; Atrial Fibrillation - complications; Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis; Cohort Studies; epidemiology; Female; Humans; ischemic stroke; Ischemic Stroke - diagnosis; Male; Original Research; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; severity; Stroke; stroke severity; severity; epidemiology; atrial fibrillation; ischemic stroke; stroke severity

Background Our objective was to investigate stroke severity and subsequent rate of mortality among patients with and without atrial fibrillation (AF). Contemporary data on stroke severity and prognosis in patients with AF are lacking. Methods and Results First-time ischemic stroke patients from the...