Importance In approximately 20% of atrial fibrillation (AF)–related ischemic strokes, stroke is
the first clinical manifestation of AF. Strategies are needed to identify and therapeutically …

Background Implantable loop recorder (ILR) is preferred strategy for prolonged rhythm
monitoring. Objective The purpose of this study was to report the incidence and causes of …

BACKGROUND: Device-detected atrial fibrillation (also known as subclinical atrial fibrillation
or atrial high-rate episodes) is a common finding in patients with an implanted cardiac …

Background—The temporal relationship of atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke risk is
controversial. We evaluated this relationship via a case-crossover analysis of ischemic …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia diagnosed and treated in the
world. The treatment of patients' symptoms as well as the prevention of stroke and heart …

Recently, the clinical entity embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) has been defined
for patients with ischemic strokes, where neither a cardioembolic nor a non-cardiac source …

Objective To summarize data on atrial fibrillation (AF) detection rates and predictors across
different rhythm monitoring strategies in patients with cryptogenic stroke (CS) or embolic …

Background and Purpose—A significant number of patients with cryptogenic stroke suffer
from intermittent atrial fibrillation (iAF) which was not detected during the standard diagnostic …

Background and Purpose Current guidelines do not provide firm directions on atrial
fibrillation (AF) screening after ischemic stroke (IS). We sought to investigate the association …

AF and the Risk of Thromboembolic Events. Introduction: Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF)
can expose patients to the risk of stroke. The primary objective of this study was to assess …