The study finds patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation post-stroke have a 26 per cent lower likelihood of experiencing another stroke than those with known atrial fibrillation. (DC_Studio/Envatoelements)
The study finds patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation post-stroke have a 26 per cent lower likelihood of experiencing another stroke than those with known atrial fibrillation. (DC_Studio/Envatoelements) Atrial fibrillation detected after stroke seems more benign than pre-stroke irregular heartbeats, finds Western study Worldwide, millions of stroke survivors undergo prolonged cardiac monitoring, leading to the discovery of atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeats, in up to 1.5 million of these patients each year. A new study, published in The Lancet Neurology , describes the knowledge on atrial fibrillation detected in patients who had a recent stroke. The publication suggests that atrial fibrillation detected post-stroke is not quite the same as the irregular heartbeats already known before a stroke. The study, led by Western Luciano Sposato , proposes that atrial fibrillation detected post-stroke exhibits distinct characteristics. It has a lower prevalence of risk factors, cardiovascular comorbidities, and changes associated with upper chambers of the heart than atrial fibrillation known prior to the stroke. This could potentially explain its association with a decreased risk of another ischaemic stroke, which results from a blocked artery.
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