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Patient with atrial fibrillation. Most likely complication?
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Correct answer: A. Stroke
- A. Correct. Atrial fibrillation causes blood stasis in the atria, predisposing to thrombus formation that can embolize and cause an ischemic stroke — the most classic and feared complication.
- B. While AF can be associated with underlying cardiac disease, stroke (via thromboembolism) is the hallmark complication specifically linked to AF.
- C. Hypertensive crisis is not a direct/classic complication of atrial fibrillation.
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