Incidence and predictors of recurrent stroke in patients with cryptogenic stroke later diagnosed with atrial fibrillation: a 5-year cohort study from a tertiary care hospital
Delayed AF detection and poor anticoagulation adherence significantly increase the risk of recurrent stroke in CS-AF patients. Prolonged cardiac monitoring and improved access to anticoagulants, particularly NOACs, are essential to reduce recurrent stroke burden in low-resource settings.
Authors
- Naqeeb Ullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5021-1425)
- Ayesha Fayyaz
- Zubair Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9645-6042)
- Shakir Ullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7687-0227)
- Samiullah Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6970-168X)
- Ramin Khan
- Sher Wali Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0059-6345)
- Saad Emhmed Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3481-0365)
- Rafiullah Hotak
- Irfan Ullah
- Ikram Ullah
- Ziaillah Qazi
- Sadiq Ali Shah
- Sardar Noman Qayyum
- Muhammad Rehan
Institutions
- Bacha Khan University (PK)
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (US)
- Khyber Medical University (PK)
- Lady Reading Hospital (PK)
- Hayatabad Medical Complex (PK)
- Farooq Hospital (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine and Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000004631
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00