Predictors of Finding Occult Atrial Fibrillation After Cryptogenic Stroke [Clinical Sciences]
Conclusions—
Mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry detects AF in a substantial proportion of cryptogenic stroke patients. Age >60 years and radiographic evidence of prior cortical or cerebellar infarction are robust indicators of occult AF. Patients with neither had a low prevalence of AF.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Favilla, C. G., Ingala, E., Jara, J., Fessler, E., Cucchiara, B., Messe, S. R., Mullen, M. T., Prasad, A., Siegler, J., Hutchinson, M. D., Kasner, S. E. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Arrhythmias, clinical electrophysiology, drugs, Embolic stroke, Pathology of Stroke, Risk Factors for Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research
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