The risk of stroke recurrence in patients with atrial fibrillation and reduced ejection fraction.

Publication

The risk of stroke recurrence in patients with atrial fibrillation and reduced ejection fraction.

Journal Paper/Review - May 30, 2023

De Marchis Gian Marco

Citation

De Marchis G. The risk of stroke recurrence in patients with atrial fibrillation and reduced ejection fraction. Eur Stroke J 2023; 8:731-737.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Eur Stroke J 2023; 8

Publication Date

May 30, 2023

Issn Electronic

2396-9881

Pages

731-737

Brief description/objective

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and congestive heart failure often coexist due to their shared risk factors leading to potential worse outcome, particularly cerebrovascular events. The aims of this study were to calculate the rates of ischemic and severe bleeding events in ischemic stroke patients having both AF and reduced ejection fraction (rEF) (⩽40%), compared to ischemic stroke patients with AF but without rEF.