The objective of this study was to determine the association of atrial fibrillation (AF) with stroke recurrence and mortality and with the causes of death in ischemic stroke patients aged 75 years and older.
A population-based study.
The cities of Turku and Kuopio in Finland.
The study cohort consisted of 2635 consecutive patients aged 75 years and older, with a first ischemic stroke, registered in the FINMONICA Stroke Register.
28-day and 1-year stroke mortality, causes of death, and recurrence of stroke.
There were 767 stroke patients with AF (mean age 82.2) and 1868 patients without AF (mean age 81.4). Mortality was higher in the AF group both 28 days (33.9% vs 28.1%, P = .003) and 1 year after the attack (52.7% vs 43.0%, P
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Comment In: J Am Geriatr Soc. 1997 Nov;45(11):1404-59361669