Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-12-2019
Abstract
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) has become a major global health concern being the most common sustained arrhythmia in clinical practice. Risk factors for AF include congestive heart failure, hypertension, increasing age and diabetes. Many of these factors also increase the risk for thromboembolism and ischemic stroke in AF patients. Great efforts have been made from the latter part of the 20
Publication Title
J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect
Volume
9
Issue
2
First Page
113
Last Page
120
Recommended Citation
Oladiran, O., & Nwosu, I. (2019). Stroke risk stratification in atrial fibrillation: a review of common risk factors.. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect, 9 (2), 113-120. https://doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1593781