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Leaving no stone unturned: the search for stroke associated with atrial fibrillation
| Resumo: | The diagnosis of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) continues to be a main priority in stroke patients. After the clinical trials that evaluated anticoagulation versus antiplatelet treatment in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) showed that there is no benefit of anticoagulation in the absence of a diagnosis of AF, diagnosing paroxysmal AF continues to be an essential part of the etiological investigation of stroke patients. However, finding paroxysmal AF may be challenging. |
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| Autores principais: | Fonseca, Ana Catarina |
| Ano: | 2022 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Resumo: | The diagnosis of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) continues to be a main priority in stroke patients. After the clinical trials that evaluated anticoagulation versus antiplatelet treatment in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) showed that there is no benefit of anticoagulation in the absence of a diagnosis of AF, diagnosing paroxysmal AF continues to be an essential part of the etiological investigation of stroke patients. However, finding paroxysmal AF may be challenging. |
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