Cryptogenic Stroke and Underlying Atrial Fibrillation

Sanna, Tommaso; Diener, Hans‐Christoph; Passman, Rod; Di Lazzaro, Vincenzo; A. Bernstein, Richard; A. Morillo, Carlos; M. Rymer, Marilyn; Thijs, Vincent; Rogers, Tyson; Beckers, Frank; Lindborg, Kate; Brachmann, Johannes

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1313600

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Cryptogenic Stroke and Underlying Atrial Fibrillation

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jun 25, 2014

Authors:

Tommaso Sanna

Hans‐Christoph Diener

Rod Passman

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Current guidelines recommend at least 24 hours of electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring after an ischemic stroke to rule out atrial fibrillation. However, the most effective duration and type of monitoring have not been established, and the cause of ischemic stroke remains uncertain desp...

Subject

Atrial fibrillation

Medicine

Stroke (engine)

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