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%A Escudero-Martinez, Irene
%A Mancha, Fernando
%A Vega-Salvatierra, Angela
%A Ayuso, Maria Irene
%A Ocete, Rafael F
%A Algaba, Pilar
%A Lopez-Rueda, Antonio
%A Piñero, Pilar
%A Fajardo, Elena
%A Fernandez-Engo, Jose Roman
%A Martin-Sanchez, Eva Maria
%A Galvao-Carmona, Alejandro
%A Zapata-Arriaza, Elena
%A Lebrato, Lucia
%A Pardo-Galiana, Blanca
%A Cabezas, Juan Antonio
%A Gonzalez, Alejandro
%A Moniche, Francisco
%A Montaner, Joan
%T Mediterranean Diet and Physical Activity Protect from Silent Brain Infarcts in a Cohort of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.
%D 2019
%@ 2287-6391
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14592
%X Several studies have demonstrated that Mediterranean diet (MeD) has beneficial effects in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) [1,2] globally but also in stroke prevention [3,4]. However, there are few data of the influence of MeD in silent brain infarcts (SBI). Physical activity is also a well-known protective factor for CVD and stroke [5]. Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk of overt stroke and also SBI. We hypothesize that a healthy lifestyle would reduce the rate of SBI among AF patients . The aim of this study is to determine the association of a healthy profile (the combination of a good MeD adherence plus high level of physical activity ) and the prevalence of SBI in a population with AF.
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