131 ‘Silent’ atrial tachyarrhythmia and potential cryptogenic stroke: a ‘real-world’ study

Background: Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) and Flutter (AFl) are known to be associated with embolic stroke and current guidelines rightly recommend anticoagulation in these patients to reduce this risk. However, the management of other Atrialtachyarrhythmias (ATAs) in relation to stroke is unclear. The aim of this study was to explore whether ATAs (other than AFib/AFl) could be associated with stroke or progress to AF.
Source: Europace - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research