Outcomes for Patients with Ischaemic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation: The PRISM Study (A Program of Research Informing Stroke Management)

Abstract

Ischaemic stroke patients with AF have substantially worse outcomes than patients without AF, which can be partly explained by older age and greater co-morbidities. We have quantified the large effect of AF in younger patients and our results strongly argue for new antithrombotic research in young AF patients.