Predictors of Development of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Embolic Stroke Of Undetermined Source: An Analysis of the RE-SPECT ESUS Trial

Conclusions: Besides age as the most important variable, several other factors, including hypertension, higher body mass index, and lack of diabetes, are independent predictors of AF after ESUS. When baseline NT-proBNP was available, only older age and elevation of this biomarker were predictive of subsequent AF. Understanding who is at higher risk of developing AF will assist in identifying patients who may benefit from more intense, long-term cardiac monitoring.PMID:34649459 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.055176

Source: Circulation - October 15, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Maria Cecilia Bahit Ralph L Sacco J Donald Easton Juliane Meyerhoff Lisa Cronin Eva Kleine Claudia Grauer Martina Brueckmann Hans-Christoph Diener Renato D Lopes Michael Brainin Philippe Lyrer Rolf Wachter Tomas Segura Christopher B Granger Source Type: research