Cryptogenic Stroke and Underlying Atrial Fibrillation

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Authors

Tommaso Sanna · University of the Sacred Heart

Hans‐Christoph Diener · Essen University Hospital

Rod Passman · Cardiovascular Institute of the South

Vincenzo Di Lazzaro · Campus Bio Medico University Hospital

Richard A. Bernstein · Northwestern University

Carlos A. Morillo · Population Health Research Institute

Marilyn M. Rymer

Abstract

ECG monitoring with an ICM was superior to conventional follow-up for detecting atrial fibrillation after cryptogenic stroke. (Funded by Medtronic; CRYSTAL AF ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00924638.).

Topics & Keywords

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 370, Issue 26, pp. 2478-2486

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1313600

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