Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke
Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke
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Gladstone, David J , Spring, Melanie , Dorian, Paul , Panzov, Val , Thorpe, Kevin E , Hall, Judith , Vaid, Haris , O'Donnell, Martin , Laupacis, Andreas , Côté, Robert , Sharma, Mukul , Blakely, John A , Shuaib, Ashfaq , Hachinski, Vladimir , Coutts, Shelagh B , Sahlas, Demetrios J , Teal, Phil , Yip, Samuel , Spence, J. David , Buck, Brian , Verreault, Steve , Casaubon, Leanne K , Penn, Andrew , Selchen, Daniel , Jin, Albert , Howse, David , Mehdiratta, Manu , Boyle, Karl , Aviv, Richard , Kapral, Moira K , Mamdani, Muhammad and EMBRACE Investigators and Coordinators
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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In this study, patients with cryptogenic stroke who were randomly assigned to undergo intensive ECG monitoring for 30 days had a higher incidence of detected atrial fibrillation (16%) than those assigned to receive standard 24-hour monitoring (3%).
The prevention of stroke related to atrial fibrillation is a global public health priority. Stroke...
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Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Spring, Melanie
Dorian, Paul
Panzov, Val
Thorpe, Kevin E
Hall, Judith
Vaid, Haris
O'Donnell, Martin
Laupacis, Andreas
Côté, Robert
Sharma, Mukul
Blakely, John A
Shuaib, Ashfaq
Hachinski, Vladimir
Coutts, Shelagh B
Sahlas, Demetrios J
Teal, Phil
Yip, Samuel
Spence, J. David
Buck, Brian
Verreault, Steve
Casaubon, Leanne K
Penn, Andrew
Selchen, Daniel
Jin, Albert
Howse, David
Mehdiratta, Manu
Boyle, Karl
Aviv, Richard
Kapral, Moira K
Mamdani, Muhammad
EMBRACE Investigators and Coordinators
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1541380774
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1541380774
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMoa1311376
