JAHA Spotlight on Neurocardiology: An Emerging Field Gaining Traction Among Neurologists and Cardiologists

Luciano A Sposato^{1

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6}, Ajay K Gupta^{7

8}, Katherine C Wu⁹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences Western University London ON Canada.
² Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Western University London ON Canada.
³ Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Western University London ON Canada.
⁴ Heart and Brain Laboratory Western University London ON Canada.
⁵ Robarts Research Institute Western University London ON Canada.
⁶ Lawson Health Research Institute London ON Canada.
⁷ Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Precision Medicine, WHRI Queen Mary University of London UK.
⁸ Blood Pressure Centre of Excellence, Department of Cardiology Barts NHS Healthcare Trust London UK.
⁹ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD USA.

Editorial

Luciano A Sposato et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024.

. 2024 Sep 3;13(17):e038026.

doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.038026. Epub 2024 Aug 27.

Luciano A Sposato^{1

2

3

4

5

6}, Ajay K Gupta^{7

8}, Katherine C Wu⁹

¹ Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences Western University London ON Canada.
² Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Western University London ON Canada.
³ Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Western University London ON Canada.
⁴ Heart and Brain Laboratory Western University London ON Canada.
⁵ Robarts Research Institute Western University London ON Canada.
⁶ Lawson Health Research Institute London ON Canada.
⁷ Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Precision Medicine, WHRI Queen Mary University of London UK.
⁸ Blood Pressure Centre of Excellence, Department of Cardiology Barts NHS Healthcare Trust London UK.
⁹ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: anticoagulation; atrial fibrillation; brain and heart; cardioembolism; neurocardiology; patent foramen ovale; stroke.

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