<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mosley, Mary</style></author></authors><secondary-authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Day, John D.</style></author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Preventing Stroke in AF: Current Issues</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MD Conference Express</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014-07-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">34-35</style></pages><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk of stroke, and this risk is further increased in a linear fashion with higher CHADS2 scores (representing congestive heart failure; hypertension; age =75 years; diabetes mellitus; and prior stroke, transient ischemic attack, or thromboembolism) [Crandall ME et al. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2009]. This article discusses catheter ablation (CA) to lower the risk of stroke in AF patients, echocardiographic contraindications for cardioversion, and the use of remote device monitoring to reduce stroke risk.</style></abstract><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">14</style></volume></record></records></xml>