The incidence of atrial fibrillation detected by implantable loop recorders: a comparison between patients with and without embolic stroke of undetermined source.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Stroke is the most debilitating outcome of atrial fibrillation (AF). The use of implantable loop recorders increases the detection of AF episodes among patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source. The significance of device-detected AF, or subclinical AF, is unknown. This study aimed to compare the incidence of AF detected by implantable loop recorder in patients with and without embolic stroke of undetermined source.

Methods and results

We retrospectively studied all patients without known AF who were referred to our institution for implantable loop recorder implantation following embolic stroke of undetermined source, syncope, or palpitations from March 2009 to November 2019. The primary endpoint was any detection of AF or atrial flutter by implantable loop re

SUBMITTER: Chousou PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11366165 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature