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Do electrocardiographic P wave parameters predict the development of atrial fibrillation in patients with acute ischemic stroke?
Do electrocardiographic P wave parameters predict the development of atrial fibrillation in patients with acute ischemic stroke?
Electrocardiographic markers of atrial cardiopathy, particularly P wave duration, may reliably predict the development of atrial fibrillation in patients with acute ischemic stroke, potentially guiding future anticoagulation strategies.
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important cause of cryptogenic stroke. AF is important to identify because oral anticoagulants substantially reduce risk of recurrence in patients with AF. Because AF may be asymptomatic, intermittent, and infrequent, however, many stroke patients have no evidence of AF during a brief hospital stay.
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Mitchell S.V. Elkind (2022) conducted an editorial in Acute ischemic stroke (n=231). Electrocardiographic P wave parameters (P wave duration, peak time, and amplitude) was evaluated on Detection of atrial fibrillation.
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