Atrial fibrillation, rheumatic heart disease, and valvular prosthetics are risk factors for which type of stroke?
A)Hemorrhagic
B)Thrombotic
C)Embolic
D)Lacunar

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High-risk sources for the onset of embolic stroke are atrial fibrillation (15% to 25% of strokes), left ventricular aneurysm or thrombus, left atrial thrombus, recent myocardial infarction, rheumatic valvular disease, mechanical prosthetic valve, nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis, bacterial endocarditis, patent foramen ovale, and primary intracardiac tumors. Hemorrhagic stroke is often the result of hypertension. Thrombotic CVAs develop most often from atherosclerosis and inflammatory disease processes that damage vessel walls. Lacunar strokes are usually caused by perivascular edema.

Atrial Fibrillation, Rheumatic Heart Disease, and Valvular Prosthetics Are Risk