Late-Life Stroke in ARIC Was More Often Embolic, and Atrial Disease Explained Much of the Risk
Highlights
In the ARIC cohort, incident ischemic stroke occurring at age 80 years or older was more likely to be embolic than thrombotic.
Atrial fibrillation, abnormal left atrial volume index, and abnormal P-wave axis each explained a substantial share of the age-related shift toward embolic stroke, supporting an atrial disease pathway.
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