Table 1.
Baseline and clinical characteristics of the patients at the time of the ischemic stroke or TIA.
Fig 1.
New AF diagnoses at the time of ischemic stroke according to age and cardiovascular diseases.
Cardiovascular diseases include coronary artery disease, other vascular diseases, congestive heart failure and hypertension. Cardiovascular disease: N = 2,271 (<65 years: N = 215; 65–74 years: N = 533; ≥75 years: N = 1,523). No cardiovascular disease: N = 643 (<65 years: N = 107; 65–74 years: N = 187; ≥75 years: N = 349). Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation.
Fig 2.
New AF diagnoses at the time of ischemic stroke according to CHA2DS2-VASc score.
CHA2DS2-VASc score is calculated at the time of the ischemic event and scoring does not include the current event. N = 2,914 (score 0: N = 38; score 1: N = 64; score 2: N = 127; score 3: N = 155; score 4: N = 163; score 5: N = 64; score 6: N = 21; score 7: N = 5). Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation.
Fig 3.
First AF diagnoses according to temporal distance from first ischemic event.
The mean number of first AF diagnoses per one week is presented according to temporal distance from the first ischemic event. Ischemic stroke/TIA has occurred at time point zero. Negative values portray time before the event and positive values time after the event. Timing could not be reliably classified in 740 patients with a long history of AF: N = 2,605.