International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society
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Atrial fibrillation is one of the most important causes of ischemic stroke. The purposes of this study were to recognize the incidence of ischemic stroke, the use of antithrombotic agents, the predictors of ischemic stroke, and prescription of warfarin during the three-years after atrial fibrillation was diagnosed. ⋯ It is important in prevention of ischemic stroke to give antithrombotic therapy to newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation patients. Underuse of antithrombotic therapy and warfarin were more severe in our study than in Western countries.