Cardioembolic stroke and cardiomyopathy: Rhythm is the key

J Neurol Sci. 2017 Sep 15:380:172-173. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.07.032. Epub 2017 Jul 24.

Authors

Chung Hin Li¹, Sin Kwan Tammy Ma¹, Richard Shek-Kwan Chang²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
² Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Electronic address: changsk@ha.org.hk.

PMID: 28870560
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.07.032

No abstract available

Keywords: Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Cardioembolism; Cardiomyopathy; Stroke.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Atrial Fibrillation / epidemiology
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Brain Ischemia / epidemiology*
Brain Ischemia / physiopathology
Cardiomyopathies / epidemiology*
Cardiomyopathies / physiopathology
Embolism / epidemiology*
Embolism / physiopathology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Stroke / epidemiology
Stroke / physiopathology

Substances

Anticoagulants