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Artificial intelligence shows comparable or improved performance to traditional risk models in predicting atrial fibrillation after cryptogenic stroke.

Femke Wouters, Myrte Barthels, Julie Vranken, Christophe Smeets, Henri Gruwez, Laurent Pison, Hugo Van Herendael, Maximo Rivero-Ayerza, Dieter Nuyens, Ludovic Ernon and 4 more

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Femke WoutersLimburg Clinical Research Center/Mobile Health Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4420-6372
Myrte BarthelsLimburg Clinical Research Center/Mobile Health Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0565-5870
Julie VrankenLimburg Clinical Research Center/Mobile Health Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2691-0569
Christophe SmeetsLimburg Clinical Research Center/Mobile Health Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1746-7585
Henri GruwezLimburg Clinical Research Center/Mobile Health Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9169-265X
Laurent PisonLimburg Clinical Research Center/Mobile Health Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8518-3330
Hugo Van HerendaelDepartment of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9603-2370
Maximo Rivero-AyerzaDepartment of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8947-0467
Dieter NuyensDepartment of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9390-3273
Ludovic ErnonDepartment of Neurology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium.
Kim BekelaarDepartment of Neurology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium.
Dieter MesottenLimburg Clinical Research Center/Mobile Health Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3258-4720
David VerhaertDepartment of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4005-5586
Pieter VandervoortLimburg Clinical Research Center/Mobile Health Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7031-6500

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Abstract

Background and Aims: Detecting subclinical atrial fibrillation (AF) and initiating anticoagulation therapy are critical for secondary stroke prevention after cryptogenic stroke. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of traditional AF risk scores commonly used in clinical practice and compare with an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven ECG-derived AF prediction score. Methods: A retrospective tertiary care center study identified all cryptogenic stroke/TIA patients admitted between 2017-2023 who received an implantable cardiac monitor (ICM). The European Society of Cardiology (ESC)-recommended risk factors and risk score components (i.e.,CHA Results: 230 cryptogenic stroke/TIA patients underwent ICM insertion. Only age (OR: 1.033, 95%CI 1.002-1.066) was associated with an increased likelihood of AF detection within one-year post-ICM insertion. The ECG-AI score demonstrated higher predictive power over CHA Conclusions: In patients with cryptogenic stroke receiving an ICM, the ECG-AI score showed modest discrimination for AF detection, outperforming CHA

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artificial intelligenceatrial fibrillationcryptogenic strokedigital healthelectrocardiogramICMimplantable cardiac monitorpredictionrisk score

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PMCPMC13428121

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