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Frequent Atrial Premature Beats Predict Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in Stroke Patients

Dieter Wallmann, David Tüller, Kerstin Wustmann, Pascal Meier, Jörg Isenegger, Marcel Arnold, Heinrich P. Mattle, Etienne Delacrétaz

Stroke · 2007 · 176 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

In patients with acute ischemic stroke, frequent APBs (> or = 70/24 hours) are a marker for individuals who are at greater risk to develop or have paroxysmal AF. For such patients, we propose a diagnostic workup with repeated prolonged ECG monitoring to diagnose paroxysmal AF.

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