Pilot Randomized Trial of Outpatient Cardiac Monitoring After Cryptogenic Stroke
Author(s) -
Hooman Kamel,
Babak B. Navi,
Lucas Elijovich,
S. Andrew Josephson,
Alan Yee,
Gordon Fung,
S. Claiborne Johnston,
Wade S. Smith
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.112.679100
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , stroke (engine) , confidence interval , randomized controlled trial , observational study , cardiology , holter monitor , cardiac monitoring , outpatient clinic , electrocardiography , mechanical engineering , engineering
Observational studies indicate that outpatient cardiac monitoring detects previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) in 5% to 20% of patients with recent stroke. However, it remains unknown whether the yield of monitoring exceeds that of routine clinical follow-up.
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