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Several clinical and non-clinical risk factors for stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation have been identified, and clinically useful classification schemes have been developed to facilitate risk stratification in these patients.
Both a history of hypertension and systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg have been shown to be consistent independent risk factors for stroke, resulting in a twofold increase in stroke risk.
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Advancing Syncope DiagnosisMyocardial Perfusion Imaging from Echocardiography to SPECT, PET, CT, and MRI-Recent Advances and Applications
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European Cardiology 2010;6(1):32–6
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Cerebrovascular Protection by New Antihypertensive Drugs
Citation:
European Cardiovascular Disease 2006;2(2):14–6
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