Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Acute Stroke

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-15

  Bansil, Shalini ^a   Karim, Halima ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Stroke; Telemetry monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TELEMETRY;

EID: 1842531805     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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