Development of a Score to Predict the Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in Stroke Patients: The Screening for Atrial Fibrillation Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

An individual selection of ischemic stroke patients at higher risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) might increase the diagnostic yield of prolonged cardiac monitoring and render it cost-effective.

Methods

The clinical, laboratory, and brain/cardiac imaging characteristics of consecutive ischemic stroke patients without documented AF were recorded. All patients underwent at least 72 h of cardiac monitoring unless AF was diagnosed before, transthoracic echocardiogram, blood biomarkers, and intracranial vessels imaging. A predictive grading was developed by logistic regression analysis, the screening for atrial fibrillation scale (SAFE).

Results

A total of 460 stroke patients were analyzed to develop the SAFE scale, a 7-items score (possible total scor

SUBMITTER: Amaya Pascasio L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9274122 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature