Left atrial diameter thresholds and new incident atrial fibrillation in embolic stroke of undetermined source.

CONCLUSIONS: The LAD threshold of 40 mm has the best prognostic performance among other LAD values to predict new incident AF after ESUS. The diagnostic yield of prolonged cardiac rhythm monitoring in patients with LAD ≤ 40 mm seems low; therefore, such patients may have lower priority for prolonged cardiac monitoring.
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Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - January 14, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Perlepe K, Sirimarco G, Strambo D, Eskandari A, Karagkiozi E, Vemmou A, Koroboki E, Manios E, Makaritsis K, Vemmos K, Michel P, Ntaios G Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research