title: Cardiogenic stroke in the elderly.
abstract: Cardiogenic stroke accounts for 15-20% of all ischemic strokes and for more than double than number in the very elderly. In this article, available data regarding cardiogenic embolism, its prevention and management in the elderly are reviewed in addition to the epidemiology, diagnosis, and major sources of cardiac emboli, and nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents