EP News Clinical July 2021

Bernstein and colleagues (JAMA 2021; 325:2169-2177. PMID: 34061145) evaluated whether long term monitoring with an implantable cardiac monitor (ICM) is more effective than usual care for AF detection in patients with stroke from large- or small-vessel disease. Overall, 242 patients were randomized to ICM insertion within 10 days of the index stroke. Patients in the control group (n = 250) received site-specific usual care with external cardiac monitoring, such as 12-lead electrocardiograms, Holter monitoring, telemetry, or event recorders.
Source: Heart Rhythm - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research