Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, is not a dichotomous
disease trait. Technological innovations enable long-term rhythm monitoring in many …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) prediction and screening are of important clinical interest because of
the potential to prevent serious adverse events. Devices capable of detecting short episodes …

Aims The concept of “atrial cardiomyopathy”(AtCM) had been percolating through the
literature since its first mention in 1972. Since then, publications using the term were …

Importance Approximately 10% to 15% of ischemic strokes are associated with cancer;
cancer-associated stroke, particularly when cryptogenic, is associated with high rates of …

Background Short and rare episodes of atrial fibrillation (AF) are commonly detected using
implanted devices (device‐detected AF) in patients with prior stroke or transient ischemic …

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have transformed the landscape of antithrombotic
therapy in the past two decades. However, there is uncertainty about when they should or …

Aims Recent trial data demonstrate beneficial effects of active rhythm management in
patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and support the concept that a low arrhythmia burden is …

Background and Objectives The term “embolic stroke of undetermined source”(ESUS)
encompasses a substantial but heterogeneous population of patients with ischemic stroke …

One in six ischaemic stroke patients has an embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS),
defined as a stroke with unclear aetiology despite recommended diagnostic evaluation. The …

Importance For patients with atrial fibrillation, clinicians often prescribe antiplatelet therapy
rather than oral anticoagulation, which may be related to a concern that direct oral …