PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Nichols, Emma Hitt ED - Lip, Gregory Y.H. ED - Camm, A. John ED - Whitlock, Richard TI - Stroke in AF DP - 2015 Aug 02 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 15--17 VI - 15 IP - 12 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/12/15.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/12/15.full AB - Patients with atrial fibrillation are at increased risk of stroke, and the addition of a single risk factor indicates a need for prophylaxis with warfarin or a non-VKA oral anticoagulant. Left atrial appendage occlusion is a potential alternative if long-term anticoagulation is contraindicated.