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Low Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major cause of stroke. Therefore, all patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) should be examined with 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and continuous monitoring to detect AF. Current guidelines recommend at least 24 h continuous ECG m...

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Autores principales: Pedersen, Kenneth Bruun, Chemnitz, Alexander, Madsen, Charlotte, Sandgaard, Niels C.F., Bak, Søren, Brandes, Axel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27898406
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000451035