March 13, 2018
View Full PaperAtrial Cardiopathy and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke in the CHS (Cardiovascular Health Study)
Structured PICO
Is abnormal atrial substrate (atrial cardiopathy) associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke?
P
Population
Participants in the CHS (Cardiovascular Health Study)
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Intervention
Abnormal atrial substrate (atrial cardiopathy)
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Outcome
Ischemic strokehard clinical
Evidence of abnormal atrial substrate, beyond clinically apparent atrial fibrillation, is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke.
Abstract
In addition to clinically apparent AF, other evidence of abnormal atrial substrate is associated with subsequent ischemic stroke. This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that thromboembolism from the left atrium may occur in the setting of several different manifestations of atrial disease.