Seven days of non-invasive cardiac monitoring early postischaemic stroke or TIA increases atrial fibrillation detection rate compared with current guideline-based practice

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 152-

  Coutts, Shelagh B ^a   Choi, Philip M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STROKE;

EID: 84905915218     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2013-101607     Document Type: Note

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