Higher frequency of atrial fibrillation linked to colder seasons and air temperature on the day of ischemic stroke onset

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 476-481

  Fustinoni, Osvaldo ^a   Saposnik, Gustavo ^b,c,d,e,f   Esnaola Y Rojas, María Martha ^g   Lakkis, Susan G ^h   Sposato, Luciano A ^i,j  

^a Cerebrovascular Diseases Instituto de Neurociencias Buenos Aires ^*  (Argentina)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^g Unidad Asistencial Dr César Milstein   (Argentina)

^h PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA ARGENTINA   (Argentina)

ⁱ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN FAVALORO   (Argentina)

^j Vascular Research Unit INECO Foundation   (Argentina)

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Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; Ischemic stroke; risk; season; temperature; weather

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLD CLIMATE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; ARGENTINA; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLD; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; STROKE; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGENTINA; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLD TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84877036023     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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