Observational studyBMJ open2020
Diagnostic yield of chest and thumb ECG after cryptogenic stroke, Transient ECG Assessment in Stroke Evaluation (TEASE): an observational trial.
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Transient Electrocardiogram Assessment in Stroke Evaluation
Subtle Ultrasound Atrial Anomalies Predicts the Early Diagnosis of Silent Atrial Fibrillation Detected by Implantable Cardiac Monitor in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke. A Randomized Trial
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- A meta-analysis of extended ECG monitoring in detection of atrial fibrillation in patients with cryptogenic stroke.Open heart · 2022Pooled it
- Review
- ECG Smart Monitoring versus Implantable Loop Recorders for Atrial Fibrillation Detection after Cryptogenic Stroke-An Overview for Decision Making.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2023Review
- Electrocardiogram Devices for Home Use: Technological and Clinical Scoping Review.JMIR cardio · 2023Article
- European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guideline on screening for subclinical atrial fibrillation after stroke or transient ischaemic attack of undetermined origin.European stroke journal · 2022Article
- Smartphone App in Stroke Management: A Narrative Updated Review.Journal of stroke · 2022Review
- How to use digital devices to detect and manage arrhythmias: an EHRA practical guide.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2022Article
- Natural courses of atrial fibrillation following cryptogenic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Indian pacing and electrophysiology journalArticle
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveIn stroke survivors, atrial fibrillation (AF) is typically evaluated solely by short-term ECG monitoring in the stroke unit. Prolonged continuous ECG monitoring or insertable cardiac monitors require substantial resources. Chest and thumb ECG could provide an alternative means of AF detection, which in turn could allow prompt anticoagulation to prevent recurrent stroke. The objective of this study was to assess the yield of newly diagnosed AF during 28 days of chest and thumb ECG monitoring two times per day in cryptogenic stroke.
methodsThis study, Transient ECG Assessment in Stroke Evaluation, included patients who had a stroke from Region Gävleborg, Sweden, between 2017 and 2019. Patients with a recent ischaemic stroke without documented AF (or other reasons for anticoagulation) before or during ECG evaluation in the stroke unit were evaluated using the Coala Heart Monitor connected to a smartphone application for remote monitoring.
resultsThe prespecified number of 100 patients (mean age 67.6±10.8 years; 60% men) was analysed. In nine patients (9%, number needed to screen 11) AF but no other significant atrial arrhythmias (>30 s) was diagnosed. The mean CHA
conclusionIn evaluation of cryptogenic stroke, 9% of patients had AF detected using chest and thumb ECG two times per day during 1 month. In many stroke survivors, this is a feasible approach and they will be potentially protected from recurrent stroke by anticoagulation treatment. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT03301662.
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