PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nichols, Emma Hitt
ED  - Messé, Steven
TI  - Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke
DP  - 2014 Jul 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 15--17
VI  - 14
IP  - 6
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/6/15.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/6/15.full
AB  - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing in incidence in the United States [Go AS et al. JAMA 2001], and its presence increases the risk of developing stroke 5-fold [H-J Lin et al. Stroke 1996]. In addition, patients with AF tend to experience more severe strokes and are more likely to have a recurrent stroke. This article discusses the detection of occult AF in patients with cryptogenic stroke, selecting oral anticoagulants, the prevention of cardioembolic stroke in special populations, as well as provides an overview of risk stratification of stroke in patients with AF.