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November 3, 2014Annals of Internal Medicine164 citationsOpen Access

Association Between Atrial Fibrillation and Silent Cerebral Infarctions

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SKShadi KalantarianHAHakan AyRGRandy L. Gollub

Key Points

  • Assess the relationship between atrial fibrillation and the occurrence of silent cerebral infarctions.
  • Evaluation of cerebrovascular injury and silent brain infarcts in individuals with atrial fibrillation.
  • Examines the link between cardiac arrhythmia and subclinical or silent cerebral infarctions.
  • Highlights the burden of unrecognized ischemic brain lesions associated with atrial fibrillation.

Abstract

Deane Institute for Integrative Research in Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke, Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Kalantarian et al. (2014) studied this question. Atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased prevalence of silent cerebral infarctions compared to non-AF populations.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6984fac3ff72350302d23f7ahttps://doi.org/10.7326/m14-0538
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