Mrs. Vargas recently had a stroke. Which arrhythmia would doctors MOST likely expect to see in Mrs. Vargas's m

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Mrs. Vargas recently had a stroke. Which arrhythmia would doctors MOST likely expect to see in Mrs. Vargas's medical record that would indicate a risk of stroke?

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Atrial fibrillation (AF). AF causes blood stasis in the left atrium/left atrial appendage, promoting thrombus formation that can embolize to the brain and cause ischemic stroke. On ECG it shows absent P waves with an irregularly irregular ventricular rhythm.

Mrs. Vargas recently had a stroke. Which arrhythmia would doctors MOST likely expect to see in Mrs. Vargas's medical record that would indicate a risk of stroke?

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