In the Framingham study, risk of ischemic stroke attributable to atrial fibrillation increased from 1.5% at age 50–59, to 23.5% at age 80–89. 1 Physicians are often reluctant to prescribe ...

AFib can occur with or without symptoms. Untreated AFib raises your risk of blood clots, stroke, heart attack, and heart ...

It was safe to start direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) therapy without delay after acute ischemic stroke in people with atrial ...

This article suggests the need to reconsider the benefits of using aspirin in stroke prevention, especially in low-risk patients ... of this manuscript. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most ...