Why the study?
Does insertable cardiac monitoring increase atrial fibrillation diagnosis and oral anticoagulation prescription in patients with an ischaemic stroke compared to external cardiac monitoring only?
Does insertable cardiac monitoring increase atrial fibrillation diagnosis and oral anticoagulation prescription in patients with an ischaemic stroke compared to external cardiac monitoring only?
Insertable cardiac monitoring significantly increases the detection of atrial fibrillation and subsequent prescription of oral anticoagulation in patients following an ischaemic stroke compared to external monitoring.
ICM monitoring may increase post-stroke OAC use; leaves open net benefit given observational data and low-certainty evidence against anticoagulation.
Patients with an ischaemic stroke monitored with an ICM were almost three times more likely to be diagnosed with AF and to be prescribed OAC compared to patients who received ECM only.
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