Optimal timing and duration of continuous electrocardiographic monitoring for detecting atrial fibrillation in stroke patients

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 991-995

  Suissa, Laurent ^a   Lachaud, Sylvain ^a   Mahagne, Marie Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; atrial fibrillation; cardiac monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUOUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC MONITORING; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE PATIENT; STROKE UNIT;

ACUTE STROKE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC MONITORING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84886050015     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.01.015     Document Type: Article

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