Distribution of ischemic strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation: The FibStroke Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to determine the relative frequency of affected cerebrovascular territories in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) suffering an ischemic stroke.

Methods

Altogether, 1,976 patients who suffered their first-ever ischemic stroke during 2003-2012 and were diagnosed with AF either before or within 30 days after the event were included in this retrospective multicenter cohort study. Strokes were classified radiographically to be located either within the anterior or the posterior cerebrovascular territory, and the effect of the CHA₂DS₂-VASc score, oral anticoagulant (OAC) use, and timing of AF diagnosis on lesion localization was determined.

Results

The median age of the patients was 78.4 (interquartile range: 71.7-84.2) years, 1

SUBMITTER: Jaakkola J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6745749 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature