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To examine whether the timing of diagnosis and the intensity of cardiac monitoring affect subsequent stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation first detected after a stroke.

November 28, 2023European Heart Journal

Atrial fibrillation first detected after stroke: is timing and detection intensity relevant for stroke risk?

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To examine whether the timing of diagnosis and the intensity of cardiac monitoring affect subsequent stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation first detected after a stroke.
Clinical and narrative perspective analyzing diagnostic timing and screening intensity for atrial fibrillation following an acute ischemic stroke event.
Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitoring modalities, surveillance duration, and clinical risk stratification.
Highlights that detection timing relative to stroke onset and monitoring duration may significantly alter observed thromboembolic risk profiles.
Emphasizes the necessity of standardized cardiac monitoring strategies to determine appropriate long-term oral anticoagulation therapy.

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Expert commentary uncovers the prognostic impact of timing and monitoring intensity on stroke risk in post-stroke atrial fibrillation, highlighting needs for standardized screening.

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Sposato et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd1f2f3ffc04feac1334cb https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad744

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Expert commentary uncovers the prognostic impact of timing and monitoring intensity on stroke risk in post-stroke atrial fibrillation, highlighting needs for standardized screening.

Atrial fibrillation first detected after stroke: is timing and detection intensity relevant for stroke risk?

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Atrial fibrillation first detected after stroke: is timing and detection intensity relevant for stroke risk?

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