Diagnostic Yield of Extended Cardiac Patch Monitoring in Patients with Stroke or TIA

Background: It is important to evaluate patients with TIA or stroke for atrial fibrillation (AF) because the detection of AF changes the recommended anti-thrombotic regimen from treatment with an antiplatelet agent to oral anticoagulation. This study describes the diagnostic yield of a patch-based,...

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Main Authors: Christie E Tung, Mintu P Turakhia, Maarten G. Lansberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2014.00266/full