Revista de neurologia
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Revista de neurologia · Mar 2004
[Modification of clinical profile of stroke in atrial fibrillation patients. Effect of antithrombotic treatment].
Atrial fibrillation is present in 24% of the population over 60 and it increases the risk of stroke by 2,4% 3%/year. Antithrombotic treatment is considered as the treatment of choice for cardioembolic stroke prevention in this patients. As far as we know there are not relevant data about the influence of these treatments on the type of stroke that may develop in these patients. ⋯ Antithrombotic treatment not only prevents strokes but may also contribute to the development of less severe strokes with a better functional prognosis in patients with AF and does not contribute to increase complications in these group of patients.