Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke

J. Gladstone, David; Spring, Melanie; Dorian, Paul; Panzov, Val; E. Thorpe, Kevin; E. Hall, Judith; Vaid, Haris; O’Donnell, Martin; Laupacis, Andreas; Côté, Robert; Sharma, Mukul; Blakely, J.A.; Shuaib, Ashfaq; Hachinski, Vladimir; B. Coutts, Shelagh; J. Sahlas, Demetrios; Teal, Phil; Yip, Samuel; David Spence, J.; Buck, Brian; Verreault, Steve; K. Casaubon, Leanne; M. Penn, Andrew; Selchen, Daniel; Jin, Albert; Howse, David; Mehdiratta, Manu; Boyle, Karl; I. Aviv, Richard; K. Kapral, Moira; Mamdani, Muhammad

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1311376

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Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke

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

Authors:

David J. Gladstone

Melanie Spring

Paul Dorian

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation is a leading preventable cause of recurrent stroke for which early detection and treatment are critical. However, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is often asymptomatic and likely to go undetected and untreated in the routine care of patients with ischemic stroke or tra...

Subject

Medicine

Atrial fibrillation

Internal medicine

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