Atrial fibrillation first detected after stroke: is timing and detection intensity relevant for stroke risk?
Luciano A. Sposato, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Karl Georg Hæusler
Abstract
Proportions represent the incidence of atrial fibrillation diagnostic yields with a sequential increase in the intensity of cardiac rhythm monitoring based on Sposato et al..6 Risk: recurrent ischaemic stroke risk. §Five-fold higher than prolonged cardiac monitoring–detected atrial fibrillation. †More data are needed to characterize the stroke risk of atrial fibrillation found on 24–48 h Holter. *Five-fold lower than 12-lead electrocardiogram-diagnosed atrial fibrillation. AF, atrial fibrillation; AFDAS, atrial fibrillation detected after stroke; ECG, electrocardiogram; PCM, prolonged cardiac monitoring; STM, short-term monitoring.
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MedicineBiostatisticsStroke (engine)EpidemiologyNeurologyLibrary scienceInternal medicinePsychiatryEngineeringComputer scienceMechanical engineeringAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias