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An update on the secondary prevention of cerebral infarction due to atrial fibrillation
Actualidades en prevención secundaria de infarto cerebral por fibrilación auricular
Gaceta Médica de México
Actualidades en prevención secundaria de infarto cerebral por fibrilación auricular
Stroke is the second most common cause of death in the world and produces a high number of cases with neurological dysfunction. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the main risk factor in patients with cardioembolic stroke. In Mexico, there are approximately 850,000 patients with AF. In three stroke and TIA Mexican series including 3,194 patients, the frequency of AF in cases of stroke and TIA were 12.5 and 8.1%, respectively. AF increase stroke risk in six times. Different approaches to AF detection
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