Key result
Atrial fibrillation and younger age were associated with cerebral embolism in patients with mitral stenosis, with embolic episodes occurring in 34.0% of patients with atrial fibrillation.
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128 patients with echocardiographic diagnosis of mitral valve disease in Korea, with a focused analysis on…
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AF signals embolism risk in mitral stenosis; observational data leave optimal prevention strategies open.
Observational (n=82)
In patients with mitral stenosis, cerebral embolism is a frequent complication strongly associated with atrial fibrillation and older age, rather than specific echocardiographic structural dimensions.
Kwon et al. (1986) conducted an observational in Mitral stenosis (n=82). Atrial fibrillation vs. No atrial fibrillation was evaluated on Cerebral embolism. Atrial fibrillation and younger age were associated with cerebral embolism in patients with mitral stenosis, with embolic episodes occurring in 34.0% of patients with atrial fibrillation.
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