Predictors of Stroke Risk in Native Chinese with Nonrheumatic Atrial Fibrillation: Retrospective Investigation of Hospitalized Patients

Abstract

The prevalence of stroke in hospitalized nonrheumatic AF patients was high. The population-specific risk factors for stroke were age > or = 75 y, diabetes, history of hypertension, high systolic blood pressure and LA thrombi by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). These merit further evaluation.