Diagnostic value of prehospital ECG in acute stroke patients

Conclusions:
In a selected cohort of patients with stroke, the in-field recordings of the ECG detected a relevant rate of cardiac arrhythmia. The results can add to the in-hospital evaluation and should be considered in prehospital care of acute stroke.

Source: Neurology - May 15, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Bobinger, T., Kallmünzer, B., Kopp, M., Kurka, N., Arnold, M., Heider, S., Schwab, S., Köhrmann, M. Tags: All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Cardiac, Critical care ARTICLE Source Type: research