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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

The Role of Electrocardiographic Markers for Predicting Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: Data from the BIOSIGNAL Cohort Study.

Valerie Schütz, Svetlana Dougoud, Katja Bracher, Markus Arnold, Juliane Schweizer, Christos Nakas, Laura P Westphal, Corinne Inauen, Thomas Pokorny, Firat Duru and 5 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Valerie SchützDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Zurich, Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4708-6588
Svetlana DougoudDepartment of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital of Zurich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland.
Katja BracherDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Zurich, Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0008-8874-7753
Markus ArnoldDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Zurich, Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland.
Juliane SchweizerDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Zurich, Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland.
Christos NakasLaboratory of Biometry, University of Thessaly, 382 21 Volos, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4155-722X
Laura P WestphalDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Zurich, Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland.
Corinne InauenDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Zurich, Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland.
Thomas PokornyDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Zurich, Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland.
Firat DuruDepartment of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital of Zurich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4748-0158
Jan SteffelDepartment of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital of Zurich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland.
Andreas LuftDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Zurich, Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland.
Katharina SpanausInstitute of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital of Zurich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland.
Ardan Muammer SagunerDepartment of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital of Zurich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1896-0803
Mira KatanDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Zurich, Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland.
University of Zurich · CHUniversity Hospital of Zurich · CHUniversity of Basel · CHUniversity of Bern · CH

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation 142422
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsP-wave abnormalities in the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) have been associated with a higher risk of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) as well as atrial fibrillation (AF). This study aimed to assess pre-determined ECG criteria during sinus rhythm in unselected AIS patients and their value for predicting newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (NDAF) after hospital admission.

methodsP-wave alterations were measured on 12-lead ECG on admission in all consecutively enrolled patients without known AF between October 2014 and 2017. The outcome of interest was NDAF, identified by prolonged electrocardiographic monitoring within one year after the index AIS. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression was applied to assess the magnitude and independence of the association between pre-selected ECG markers and NDAF. The discriminatory accuracy was evaluated with the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), and the incremental prognostic value was estimated with the net reclassification index.

resultsNDAF was detected in 87 (10%) of 856 patients during a follow-up of 365 days. Out of the pre-selected ECG parameters, advanced interatrial block (aIAB) and PR interval in lead II were independently associated with NDAF in univariable regression analysis. Only aIAB remained a significant predictor in multivariable analysis. Adding aIAB to the best-performing multivariable regression model improved the discriminatory accuracy to predict NDAF from an AUC of 0.78 (95%-CI 0.77-0.80) to 0.81 (95%-CI 0.80-0.83,

conclusionaIAB is independently and highly associated with NDAF in patients with AIS, has high inter-rater reliability, and therefore may be helpful to refine diagnostic work-up to search for AF in AIS.

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acute ischemic strokebiomarkersnewly diagnosed atrial fibrillationP-wave abnormalitiessecondary preventionstroke etiology

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PMID37959294
PMCPMC10649302
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