Oxidative stress with excessive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that lower glutathione (GSH) levels seems to be a common pathway associated with the high COVID-19 mortality
Disclosure of interest: nothing to disclose Scientific Communications: risk factors 05.00 - RISK FACTORS AND PREVENTION (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY) - 05.03 - EPIDEMIOLOGY & RISK FACTORS O - ESOC25-2033 CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH NOT USING ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS AT THE TIME OF FIRST ISCHEMIC STROKE IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A NATIONWIDE STUDY Marko Vilpponen 1 , Jukka Putaala 2 , Aapo Aro 3 , Mika Lehto 4 , Olli Halminen 5 , Paula Tiili 6 , Miika Linna 5 , Alex Luojus 7 , Konsta Teppo 8 , Pirjo Mustonen 8 , Jari Haukka 9 , Juha Hartikainen 10 , Juhani Airaksinen 8 1 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, 2 Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland, Helsinki, Finland, 3 Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland, Helsinki, Finland, 4 Department of Internal Medicine, Jorvi Hospital and Helsinki University Hospital, Espoo, Finland and University of Helsinki, Finland, Espoo, Helsinki, Finland, 5 Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, Helsinki, Finland, 6 Primary Health Care Unit, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, Helsinki, Finland, 7 University of Helsinki, Finland;, Helsinki, Finland, 8 Heart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Finland, Turku, Finland, 9 Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland, Helsinki, Finland, 10 Heart Center, Kuopio University Hospital and University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, Kuopio, Finland Background and Aims: This study identifies the characteristics of AF (atrial fibrillation) patients at the time of their first IS (ischemic stroke) episode who were not on OAC (oral anticoagulation) therapy
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