7 Rate control in combination with anticoagulation ... box warning of increased risk of death, stroke, and HF in patients with decompensated HF or permanent atrial fibrillation and other ...

Hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and smoking are strongly associated with an increased risk for severe vs nonsevere stroke.

If patients can go more than 30 days without ... with isolated atrial fibrillation episodes," Amit Thosani, MD, remarked, noting that blood thinners prescribed to reduce stroke risk in Afib ...

Stroke risk in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation increases markedly with age. Although anticoagulation is more effective than antiplatelet therapy in atrial fibrillation, it tends to ...