Atrial Fibrillation and Mechanisms of Stroke: Time for a New Model

Stroke. 2016 Mar;47(3):895-900. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.012004. Epub 2016 Jan 19.
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Keywords: atrial cardiomyopathy; atrial cardiopathy; atrial fibrillation; cardioembolism; embolic stroke.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / epidemiology*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Models, Cardiovascular*
  • Risk Factors
  • Stroke / diagnosis*
  • Stroke / epidemiology*
  • Stroke / physiopathology