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To examine risks for stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) in patients with “resolved atrial fibrillation” (AF), U.K. researchers retrospectively compared 11,000 patients whose AF was considered resolved with 15,000 patients with unresolved AF and 22,000 with no history of AF. During a median follow-up of roughly 3 years, the rate of stroke or TIA among those with resolved AF was 59% higher than among those with no AF (12.1 vs. 7.4 per 1000 person-years), but it was still not as high as those with current AF (16.7 per 1000 person-years). Mortality rates followed a similar pattern.
Only 17% of patients had a current anticoagulant prescription when they were diagnosed with resolved AF.
The authors conclude, “These patients would benefit fro…