Irene Escudero-Martínez, Fernando Mancha, Ángela Vega, Montserrat Zapata, Rafael F Ocete, Lucía Álvarez, Pilar Algaba, Antonio López-Rueda, Pilar Piñero, Elena Fajardo, José Román Fernández-Engo, Eva M Martín-Sánchez, Alejandro Galvao-Carmona, Elena Zapata-Arriaza, Lucía Lebrato, Blanca Pardo, Juan Antonio Cabezas, María Irene Ayuso, Alejandro González, Francisco Moniche, Joan Montaner
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The benefits of Mediterranean Diet (MeDiet) in prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in general and ischemic stroke (IS) have been extensively studied and reported. We hypothesize that the consumption of nutrients typical of MeDiet would also reduce the rate of silent brain infarcts (SBI) among AF patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: Patients with a history of AF who scored 0 to 1 in the CHADS2 score, ⩾50 years and with absence of neurological symptoms were selected from Seville urban area using the Andalusian electronic healthcare database...
2022: Nutrition and Metabolic Insights