Stroke is the most common cause of death after cardiovascular disease and malignant
disease. Stroke is defined as acute nonconvulsive damage of the CNS, and it presents itself …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common supraventricular arrhythmia associated with
reduced quality of life and increased risk of cerebrovascular disease. The prevalence of AF …

Ischemic stroke in patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation (AF) is common. No one
knows how optimally to prevent its recurrence. About 15% of all ischemic strokes occur in …

Clinical Features, Risk Factors, and Short-term Outcome of Ischemic Stroke, in Patients with
Atrial Fibrillation: Data from a Po Page 1 Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology Ann Indian …

FREQUENCY OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE T
6. FREQUENCY OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN PATIENTS WITH Page 1 JPUMHS 41 …

Aims: The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing because of the aging population
and advance in the treatment of acute cardiac conditions. The aim of this study is to evaluate …

The brain and heart have been shown to be closely inter-related. Twenty percent of
ischaemic stroke patients have a history of cardio-embolic disease. Congestive heart failure …

We thank Drs Sposato, Fridman, and Saposnik for their thoughtful comments. We agree that
the relations between stroke and atrial fibrillation may be bidirectional and warrant further …

Objective: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia affecting 1% of the
adult population. However, ischemic strokes in patients with AF can be triggered by …

The link between heart and brain continues to be a matter of great interest for the scientific
community. One of the most established associations between the two is that the heart is a …