Abstract

Atrial fibrillation not related to valvular heart disease (nonvalvular atrial fibrillation) is associated with nearly half the arterial emboli presumed to be of cardiac origin. It starts at a mean age of 64 years, affects 2 to 5 percent of the general population over the age of 60 (more than 1 million people), and is associated with a fivefold increase in the risk of ischemic stroke and a 5 to 7 percent yearly risk that increases with age. Cerebral infarction eventually occurs in up to 35 percent of patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. The risk is even higher if "silent" . . .

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MedicineAtrial fibrillationCardiologyInternal medicineStroke (engine)Cerebral infarctionPopulationStroke riskvalvular heart diseaseIschemic strokeIschemia

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Year
1990
Type
letter
Volume
323
Issue
22
Pages
1556-1558
Citations
130
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James H. Chesebro, Valentı́n Fuster, Jonathan L. Halperin (1990). Atrial Fibrillation — Risk Marker for Stroke. New England Journal of Medicine , 323 (22) , 1556-1558. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199011293232209

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10.1056/nejm199011293232209