Association of extracranial carotid arterial disease and chronic atrial fibrillation with the incidence of new thromboembolic stroke in 1,846 older persons

Authors
Aronow, WS Ahn, C Schoenfeld, MR Gutstein, H
Citation
Ws. Aronow et al., Association of extracranial carotid arterial disease and chronic atrial fibrillation with the incidence of new thromboembolic stroke in 1,846 older persons, AM J CARD, 83(9), 1999, pp. 1403
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
83
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(19990501)83:9<1403:AOECAD>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The prevalence of chronic atrial fibrillation increases with age.(1,2) Chro nic atrial fibrillation is an independent risk factor for new thromboemboli c (TE) stroke in older persons.(1,2) Extracranial carotid arterial disease (ECAD) is an independent risk factor for new atherothrombotic brain infarct ion in older persons.(3) We report the independent association of chronic a trial fibrillation and of 40% to 100% ECAD with the incidence of new TE str oke at 45-month follow-up in a prospective study of 1,846 older persons.