December 11, 2013Open Access

Device-detected atrial fibrillation and risk for stroke: an analysis of >10 000 patients from the SOS AF project (Stroke preventiOn Strategies based on Atrial Fibrillation information from implanted devices)

Structured PICO

Is device-detected AF burden associated with an increased risk of ischaemic stroke in patients with CIEDs?

Population

>10 000 relatively unselected patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs)

Intervention

Device-detected atrial fibrillation (AF) burden

Outcome

Ischaemic strokehard clinical

Device-detected AF burden in CIED patients is associated with increased ischemic stroke risk, supporting timely anticoagulation decisions.

Abstract

Device-detected AF burden is associated with an increased risk of ischaemic stroke in a relatively unselected population of CIEDs patients. This finding may add to the basis for timely and clinically appropriate decision-making on anticoagulation treatment.

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Authors

Giuseppe Boriani

Taya V. Glotzer

Massimo Santini

Journals

European Heart Journal

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Institutions

Harvard University

Massachusetts General Hospital

University of Bologna

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Device-detected atrial fibrillation and risk for stroke: an analysis of >10 000 patients from the SOS AF project (Stroke preventiOn Strategies based on Atrial Fibrillation information from implanted devices)

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