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Diagnosis of atrial fibrillation after stroke and transient ischaemic attack: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sposato, Luciano A, Cipriano, Lauren E, Saposnik, Gustavo, Vargas, Estefanía Ruíz, Riccio, Patricia M, Hachinski, Vladimir·2015·The Lancet Neurology

Abstract

Background Among patients with atrial fibrillation, the risk of stroke is highest for those with a history of stroke; however, oral anticoagulants can lower the risk of recurrent stroke by two-thirds. No consensus has been reached about how atrial fibrillation should be investigated in patients with stroke, and its prevalence after a stroke remains uncertain. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the proportion of patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation after four sequential phases of cardiac monitoring after a stroke or transient ischaemic attack. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase, and Scopus from 1980 to June 30, 2014. We included studies that provided the number of patients with ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack who were newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. We stratified cardiac monitoring methods into four sequential phases of screening: phase 1 (emergency room) consisted of admission electrocardiogram (ECG); phase 2 (in hospital) comprised serial ECG, continuous inpatient ECG monitoring, continuous inpatient cardiac telemetry, and in-hospital Holter monitoring; phase 3 (first ambulatory period) consisted of ambulatory Holter; and phase 4 (second ambulatory period) consisted of mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry, external loop recording, and implantable loop recording. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation for each method and each phase, and for the sequential combinati…

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Authors
Sposato, L. A., Cipriano, L. E., Saposnik, G., Vargas, E. R., Riccio, P. M., & Hachinski, V.
Affiliations
  • Western University (CA)
  • St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
Corresponding author
Sposato, Luciano A
Venue
The Lancet Neurology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-04
Volume
14
Issue
4
Pages
377-387
ISSN
1474-4422 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2050265501
Cited by
694
References
84
Citations by year
2026: 25 · 2025: 49 · 2024: 54 · 2023: 74 · 2022: 88 · 2021: 77 · 2020: 73 · 2019: 61 · 2018: 55 · 2017: 39 · 2016: 57 · 2015: 31 · 2014: 11
FWCI
10.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Lancet Neurology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
Keywords
atrial fibrillation, post-stroke atrial fibrillation, transient ischemic attack, ischemic stroke, cardiac monitoring, Holter monitoring, implantable loop recorder, cardiac telemetry, oral anticoagulation, stroke recurrence, ambulatory cardiac monitoring
MeSH terms
Atrial Fibrillation, Ischemic Attack, Transient, Electrocardiography, Emergencies, Humans, Telemetry, Electrocardiography, Ambulatory, Stroke

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