Detection of atrial fibrillation after stroke and the risk of recurrent stroke

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 726-731

  Kamel, Hooman ^a   Johnson, Derek R ^a   Hegde, Manu ^a   Go, Alan S ^a,b   Sidney, Stephen ^b   Sorel, Michael ^b   Hills, Nancy K ^a   Johnston, S Claiborne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; diagnosis; electrocardiography; embolism; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE PATIENT; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84868344889     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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