The Mechanism of and Preventive Therapy for Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
- Authors
- Kim, Young-Hoon; Roh, Seung-Young
- Issue Date
- 5월-2016
- Publisher
- KOREAN STROKE SOC
- Keywords
- Atrial fibrillation; lschemic stroke; Thromboembolism; Catheter ablation; Rhythm control
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF STROKE, v.18, no.2, pp.129 - 137
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF STROKE
- Volume
- 18
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 129
- End Page
- 137
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/88787
- DOI
- 10.5853/jos.2016.00234
- ISSN
- 2287-6391
- Abstract
- Atrial fibrillation is a major cardiac cause of stroke, and a pathogenesis involving thrombus formation in patients with atrial fibrillation is well established. A strategy for rhythm control that involves catheter ablation and anticoagulation therapy is evolving. A strategy for rhythm control that restores and maintains sinus rhythm should reduce the risk of ischemic stroke that is associated with atrial fibrillation; however, this is yet to be proven in large-scale randomized controlled trials. This paper reviews the emerging role of rhythm control therapy for atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke.
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