Detecting atrial fibrillation (AF) from brain scans using AI could support future stroke care, according to a recent study published in the Karger journal Cerebrovascular Diseases.

Leading US organizations don’t yet recommend universal screening for AF, despite it being blamed for 1 in 7 strokes. Experts ...

after PFA of atrial fibrillation, called PEACE-AF. These emboli, detected on brain MRI, have been reported previously with all types of AF ablation, including PFA, although rates have varied widely.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and predisposes patients to stroke and systemic embolism. Vitamin K antagonists have been the only available oral anticoagulants for ...

According to cardiologist Dr Surinder Kaur Khelae at Institut Jantung Negara (IJN), this type of irregular heartbeat increases your risk of stroke by five times. “In cases of AFib, the atria ...

Among the various causes, embolic infarction ... causing stroke as the cerebrovascular system is blocked. The most common cause is arrhythmia called atrial fibrillation. There are dozens of ...

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