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Late-Life Stroke in ARIC Was More Often Embolic, and Atrial Disease Explained Much of the Risk
In ARIC, ischemic stroke at age 80 years or older was more often embolic than thrombotic. Atrial fibrillation and left atrial disease explained much of the age effect, and adding embolic factors improved prediction.
Section: CardiologyMay 1, 2026
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Standard-Dose DOACs Outperform Warfarin More Strongly in Asian Than Non-Asian Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
In a patient-level meta-analysis of 10,212 Asian and 61,471 non-Asian AF patients, standard-dose DOACs outperformed warfarin more strongly in Asians, with less stroke, major bleeding, and net clinical harm. Standard-dose therapy was favored
