Brain Infarction

In patients aged 50 years and older, silent brain infarction and white matter disease were common and correlated with significant increases in risk for subsequent symptomatic stroke, according to a study published in Neurology.

In well-treated patients with atrial fibrillation, most of whom were on oral anticoagulation, more than 5% had a new brain infarct at 2 years, according to data presented at the virtual Heart Rhythm Society Annual Scientific Sessions.