Cardiac thromboembolism attributed to atrial fibrillation (AF) is responsible for up to one-
third of ischemic strokes. Stroke may be the first manifestation of previously undetected AF …

Introduction Mobile health (mHealth) solutions in atrial fibrillation (AF) are becoming
widespread, thanks to everyday life devices, such as smartphones. Their use is validated …

Background and Purpose: The Risk of Paradoxical Embolism (RoPE) score stratifies
patients with stroke according to the probability of having a patent foramen ovale (PFO) …

Background and aims Only a minority of patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined
Source (ESUS) receive prolonged cardiac monitoring despite current recommendations …

Insertable cardiac monitors (ICMs) are small, subcutaneously implanted devices offering
continuous ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring with a lifespan up to 3 years. ICMs …

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 …

Aims Although both left atrial (LA) and ventricular (LV) dysfunction has been accepted as an
important risk factor of atrial fibrillation (AF), usefulness of LA and LV strain has not been …

Background Implantable cardiac monitor (ICM) revealed subclinical atrial fibrillation (SCAF)
in up to 30% of cryptogenic stroke (CS) patients in randomized trials. However, real world …

Aims After an ischaemic stroke, atrial fibrillation (AF) detection allows for improved
secondary prevention strategies. This study aimed to compare AF detection and oral …

Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Embolic stroke of
undetermined source has been recently proposed to categorize nonlacunar ischemic …