Journal article
Association of atrial fibrillation with mortality and disability after ischemic stroke
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We determined whether patient characteristics (age, sex, comorbidities), stroke severity, and quality of care explained a proportion of the association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and increased disability and mortality in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
METHODS: The study included a prospective cohort of consecutive patients admitted with acute ischemic stroke included in the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network (July 1, …
Authors
McGrath ER; Kapral MK; Fang J; Eikelboom JW; O’Conghaile A; Canavan M; O’Donnell MJ
Journal
Neurology, Vol. 81, No. 9, pp. 825–832
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
August 27, 2013
DOI
10.1212/wnl.0b013e3182a2cc15
ISSN
0028-3878