Characteristics and outcomes of atrial fibrillation detected before and after acute ischemic stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial fibrillation (AF) can be known before the stroke (KAF) or be newly detected after stroke (AFDAS). It is unknown whether the outcome of stroke differs between KAF and AFDAS. We performed a propensity-matched analysis to investigate the outcome of patients with AFDAS and their counterparts with KAF.

Methods

We analysed a consecutive series of patients enrolled into the EIDASAF study, a single centre, retrospective study of ischemic stroke patients with a diagnosis of AF before or after the event who had been admitted to the Hyperacute Stroke Unit of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust between 2010 and 2017.

Results

Overall, our cohort included 959 patients with AF and acute ischemic stroke. After propensity score matching, 547 patients were matched (

SUBMITTER: D'Anna L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11447073 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature