Reducing stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation.

The article discusses that coordination between the atria and ventricles, often at rapid heart rates. It mentions that Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, leading to a 1.5-2 fold increase in the risk of death; and AF is also strongly linked with non-cardioembolic stroke as a result of large vessel atherosclerosis, which may also be related to a systemic inflammatory state.