title: Association of extracranial carotid arterial disease and chronic atrial fibrillation with the incidence of new thromboembolic stroke in 1,846 older persons.
abstract: In a prospective study of 1,846 persons, mean age 81 +/- 8 years, 281 persons (15%) had 40% to 100% extracranial carotid arterial disease and 253 persons (14%) had chronic atrial fibrillation. The Cox regression model showed that significant independent risk factors for new thromboembolic stroke were atrial fibrillation (p = 0.0001, risk ratio 3.3), 40% to 100% extracranial carotid arterial disease (p = 0.0001, risk ratio 2.5), prior stroke (p = 0.0001, risk ratio 2.1), and male gender (p = 0.045, risk ratio 1.2).
authors.affiliation: Hebrew Hospital Home, Bronx, New York 10475, USA.
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Aronow
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Schoenfeld
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gutstein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002342:Carotid Artery, External; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology*