Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated With a Worse 90-Day Outcome Than Other Cardioembolic Stroke Subtypes.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Patients with a cardioembolic stroke (CES) have worse outcomes than stroke patients with other causes of stroke. Among patients with CES, atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common comorbidity. Mounting data indicate that AF may be related to stroke pathogenesis beyond acute cerebral thromboembolism. We sought to determine whether AF represents an independent risk factor for stroke severity and outcome among patients with CES.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed patients with acute hemispheric CES included in an academic medical center's stroke registry. CES was determined using the Causative Classification System of ischemic stroke. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine whether AF was associated with 90-day outcome functional status.

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SUBMITTER: Henninger N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4880452 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature