Journal article
Incidence of Stroke in Paroxysmal Versus Sustained Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Taking Oral Anticoagulation or Combined Antiplatelet Therapy An ACTIVE W Substudy
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Our goal was to determine the risk of stroke or non-cerebral embolism associated with paroxysmal compared with sustained atrial fibrillation (AF).
BACKGROUND: The risk of stroke and non-cerebral embolism and the efficacy of oral anticoagulation (OAC) in paroxysmal AF as compared with sustained AF are not precisely known.
Authors
Hohnloser SH; Pajitnev D; Pogue J; Healey JS; Pfeffer MA; Yusuf S; Connolly SJ; Investigators AW
Journal
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 50, No. 22, pp. 2156–2161
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
11 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.076
ISSN
0735-1097