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SUBMITTER: Wandell P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5152680 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct - Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wändell Per P Carlsson Axel C AC Holzmann Martin J MJ Ärnlöv Johan J Johansson Sven-Erik SE Sundquist Jan J Sundquist Kristina K
Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ 20160818 5-6
<h4>Objective</h4>Our aim was to study the risk of a first ischaemic stroke (IS) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) treated in primary healthcare.<h4>Design</h4>The study population included all adults (n = 11,517), 45 years and older diagnosed with AF, from 75 primary care centres in Sweden between 2001 and 2007. IS was defined as a hospital care event of stroke between 2001 and 2010. Association between incident stroke and warfarin treatment was explored using Cox regression analysis, w ...[more]