The cardiac diagnostic work-up in stroke patients-A subanalysis of the Find-AFRANDOMISED trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The cardiac diagnostic workup of stroke patients, especially the value of echocardiography and enhanced and prolonged Holter-ECG monitoring, is still a matter of debate. We aimed to analyse the impact of pathologies detected by echocardiography and ECG monitoring on therapeutic decisions and prognosis.

Methods

Find-AFRANDOMISED was a prospective multicenter study which randomised 398 acute ischemic stroke patients ≥ 60 years to enhanced and prolonged Holter-ECG monitoring or usual stroke unit care. This substudy compared therapeutic consequences of echocardiography and routine Holter-ECG or enhanced and prolonged Holter-ECG monitoring, respectively, and prognosis of patients with or without pathologic findings in echocardiography or Holter-ECG monitoring.

Resul

SUBMITTER: Wasser K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6508702 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature