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Your Questions Answered: Revolutionising Thrombosis Treatment

Carolyn Lam, Jeffrey Weitz, Sneha Shah Jain

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Several clinical and non-clinical risk factors for stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation have been identified, and clinically useful classification schemes have been developed to facilitate risk stratification in these patients.

Both a history of hypertension and systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg have been shown to be consistent independent risk factors for stroke, resulting in a twofold increase in stroke risk.

Articles

The OCEAN Trial and the Expanding Indications for AF Ablation

Published:

11 February 2026

Citation:

European Cardiology Review 2026;21:e05.

Contemporary Management of Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Following the European Society of Cardiology Guidelines

Citation:

European Cardiology Review 2017;12(1):38–9.

Redefining the Standard for Atrial Fibrillation: A Patient-centric Report

Published:

25 February 2021

Citation:

European Cardiovascular Review 2021;16(Suppl 1):1–6.

Atrial Fibrillation, Cognitive Decline and Dementia

Citation:

European Cardiology Review 2016;11(1):49–53