A 58-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation presents with acute onset speech difficulty and right-sided weakness. CT head is unremarkable. MRI DWI shows multiple acute infarcts in different vascular territories bilaterally. What is the most common cause of acute ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation?

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