Escudero-Martinez, IreneMancha, FernandoVega-Salvatierra, AngelaAyuso, Maria IreneOcete, Rafael FAlgaba, PilarLopez-Rueda, AntonioPiñero, PilarFajardo, ElenaFernandez-Engo, Jose RomanMartin-Sanchez, Eva MariaGalvao-Carmona, AlejandroZapata-Arriaza, ElenaLebrato, LuciaPardo-Galiana, BlancaCabezas, Juan AntonioGonzalez, AlejandroMoniche, FranciscoMontaner, Joan2023-01-252023-01-252019-09-30Escudero-Martínez I, Mancha F, Vega-Salvatierra Á, Ayuso MI, Ocete RF, Algaba P, López-Rueda A, et al. Mediterranean Diet and Physical Activity Protect from Silent Brain Infarcts in a Cohort of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. J Stroke. 2019 Sep;21(3):353-355.2287-6391http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14592Several 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.enAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/HumansCardiovascular DiseasesAtrial FibrillationProtective FactorsDiet, MediterraneanPrevalenceStrokeBrain InfarctionHealthy LifestyleLetter to the editor31590481open accessAccidente cerebrovascularEjercicio físicoPrevalenciaInfarto encefálicoPoblaciónPacientesFactores protectoresFibrilación atrialEnfermedades cardiovasculares10.5853/jos.2019.01949PMC6780023http://www.j-stroke.org/upload/pdf/jos-2019-01949.pdfhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6780023/pdf