Heart (British Cardiac Society)
Risk and protective factors for stroke and transient ischaemic attack in patients with atrial fibrillation: an umbrella review of meta-analyses.
Axel Kylhammar, Dimitrios Tsartsalis, Ziad Hijazi, Constantina Aggeli, Costas Tsioufis, Lars O Karlsson, Dimitrios Venetsanos, Frieder Braunschweig, Nikola Drca, Astrid Paul-Nordin, Finn Akerström, Emma Svennberg, Emmanouil Charitakis
Published: 202510.1136/heartjnl-2025-325926
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is linked to significant morbidity and mortality, with ischaemic stroke being a leading cause of death. Identifying modifiable risk and protective factors may help reduce stroke incidence in patients with AF. METH…
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