How and When to Screen for Atrial Fibrillation after Stroke: Insights from Insertable Cardiac Monitoring Devices
The introduction of insertable cardiac monitoring devices has dramatically altered our understanding of the role of intermittent atrial fibrillation in cryptogenic stroke. In this narrative review we discuss the incidence, timing and relationship between atrial fibrillation and cryptogenic stroke, h...
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Korean Stroke Society
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| description | The introduction of insertable cardiac monitoring devices has dramatically altered our understanding of the role of intermittent atrial fibrillation in cryptogenic stroke. In this narrative review we discuss the incidence, timing and relationship between atrial fibrillation and cryptogenic stroke, how to select patients for monitoring and the value and limitations of different monitoring strategies. We also discuss the role of empirical anticoagulation, and atrial fibrillation burden as a means of tailoring anticoagulation in patients at high risk of bleeding. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b98b7d304154a5790419e6cedaa62fa2022-12-21T23:09:27ZengKorean Stroke SocietyJournal of Stroke2287-63912287-64052016-05-0118212112810.5853/jos.2016.00150131How and When to Screen for Atrial Fibrillation after Stroke: Insights from Insertable Cardiac Monitoring DevicesFrancesca Bridge0Vincent Thijs1 Department of Neurology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Department of Neurology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, AustraliaThe introduction of insertable cardiac monitoring devices has dramatically altered our understanding of the role of intermittent atrial fibrillation in cryptogenic stroke. In this narrative review we discuss the incidence, timing and relationship between atrial fibrillation and cryptogenic stroke, how to select patients for monitoring and the value and limitations of different monitoring strategies. We also discuss the role of empirical anticoagulation, and atrial fibrillation burden as a means of tailoring anticoagulation in patients at high risk of bleeding.http://www.j-stroke.org/upload/pdf/jos-2016-00150.pdfstrokeatrial fibrillationcryptogenicischemia |
| spellingShingle | Francesca Bridge Vincent Thijs How and When to Screen for Atrial Fibrillation after Stroke: Insights from Insertable Cardiac Monitoring Devices Journal of Stroke stroke atrial fibrillation cryptogenic ischemia |
| title | How and When to Screen for Atrial Fibrillation after Stroke: Insights from Insertable Cardiac Monitoring Devices |
| title_full | How and When to Screen for Atrial Fibrillation after Stroke: Insights from Insertable Cardiac Monitoring Devices |
| title_fullStr | How and When to Screen for Atrial Fibrillation after Stroke: Insights from Insertable Cardiac Monitoring Devices |
| title_full_unstemmed | How and When to Screen for Atrial Fibrillation after Stroke: Insights from Insertable Cardiac Monitoring Devices |
| title_short | How and When to Screen for Atrial Fibrillation after Stroke: Insights from Insertable Cardiac Monitoring Devices |
| title_sort | how and when to screen for atrial fibrillation after stroke insights from insertable cardiac monitoring devices |
| topic | stroke atrial fibrillation cryptogenic ischemia |
| url | http://www.j-stroke.org/upload/pdf/jos-2016-00150.pdf |
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