The Long‐Term Risk of Stroke in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated with New‐Onset Atrial Fibrillation

Abstract

New-onset AF during AMI identifies the patients at long-term risk for stroke who may potentially benefit from anticoagulant therapy. Atrial fibrillation recurrence in follow-up was independently related to the development of stroke. However, for low-risk patients with AF (those with short AF occurring early in AMI) long-term anticoagulants might not be required.