Continuous 4-week ECG monitoring with adhesive electrodes reveals AF in patients with recent embolic stroke of undetermined source.

Tuomas Jussi Lumikari Jukka Putaala Anne M Kerola Gerli Sibolt Jani Pirinen Sami Pakarinen Mika Lehto Tuomo Nieminen

Published in: Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc (2019)

Prolonged ECG monitoring with an external device using adhesive electrodes is feasible in ESUS patients, since nine out of ten patients used the device appropriately and AF was detected in one out of eight patients.

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