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Phenotypes of atrial fibrillation diagnosed before-versus-after ischaemic stroke and TIA: study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMJ open - 2 Jul 2021
Jimenez-Ruiz Amado, Vargas-Gonzalez Juan Camilo, Fridman Sebastian, Sposato Luciano A
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INTRODUCTION: The underlying pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation (AF) detected after stroke (AFDAS) is relatively unknown. Preliminary evidence suggests AFDAS has a lower prevalence of cardiovascular comorbidities and higher incidence of insular cortex involvement than AF known to exist before stroke occurrence (KAF). This favours a neurogenic AF substrate (autonomic dysregulation) in which the presence of...
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