• Cardiology clinics · May 2016

    Review

    The Epidemiology of Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke.

    • Francesca Pistoia, Simona Sacco, Cindy Tiseo, Diana Degan, Raffaele Ornello, and Antonio Carolei.
    • Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, Neurological Institute, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, L'Aquila 67100, Italy. Electronic address: francesca.pistoia@univaq.it.
    • Cardiol Clin. 2016 May 1; 34 (2): 255-68.

    AbstractThe burden of stroke is increasing due to aging population and unhealthy lifestyle habits. The considerable rise in atrial fibrillation (AF) is due to greater diffusion of risk factors and screening programs. The link between AF and ischemic stroke is strong. The subtype most commonly associated with AF is cardioembolic stroke, which is particularly severe and shows the highest rates of mortality and permanent disability. A trend toward a higher prevalence of cardioembolic stroke in high-income countries is probably due to the greater diffusion of AF and the control of atherosclerotic of risk factors. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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