Prolonged cardiac monitoring for detection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after cerebral ischemia

Stroke

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1208-1214

  Rabinstein, Alejandro A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MONITORING; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC MONITOR; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; IMPLANTED HEART PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AMBULATORY CARE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIAGNOSIS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; STROKE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84897470851     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.003389     Document Type: Review

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