Atrial fibrillation and silent cerebral infarction
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4165.2017.01.009
- VernacularTitle:心房颤动与无症状脑梗死
- Author:
Lin CONG
;
Haitao JIANG
- Keywords:
Stroke;
Brain Infarction;
Atrial Fibrillation;
Risk Factors;
Anticoagulants;
Catheter Ablation
- From:
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases
2017;25(1):68-75
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Silent cerebral infarction is widely exist in the elderly population.It is considered to be the early clinical stage of symptomatic stroke and cognitive impairment.The incidences of silent cerebral infarction are higher in patients with atrial fibrillation and after atrial fibrillation ablation.It is not clear whether anticoagulant therapy can prevent silent cerebral infarction and improve cognitive function in patients with atrial fibrillation.This article reviews the hot issues related to silent cerebral infarction and atrial fibrillation.
