Extent of routine diagnostic cardiac work-up at certified German stroke units participating in the prospective MonDAFIS study

Extent of routine diagnostic cardiac work-up at certified German stroke units participating in the prospective MonDAFIS study

Abstract Background About 25% of all ischaemic strokes are related to cardio-embolism, most often due to atrial fibrillation (AF). Little is known about the extent and standardization of routine cardiac diagnostic work-up at certified stroke-units in Germany. Methods The MonDAFIS study included non-...

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Main Authors: Manuel C. Olma, Serdar Tütüncü, Ulrike Grittner, Claudia Kunze, Muhammad Jawad-Ul-Qamar, Paulus Kirchhof, Joachim Röther, Götz Thomalla, Roland Veltkamp, Ulrich Laufs, Darius G. Nabavi, Peter U. Heuschmann, Matthias Endres, Karl Georg Haeusler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Neurological Research and Practice
Subjects:
Ischaemic stroke
Transient ischaemic attack, atrial fibrillation
Stroke-unit monitoring, echocardiography, Holter-ECG
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42466-023-00246-8

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