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Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke.

Swetha RenatiDavid K StoneLeonardo AlmeidaChristina A Wilson
Published in: The Neurohospitalist (2018)
Atrial fibrillation was found by outpatient monitoring in a notable percentage of patients with cryptogenic stroke. Predictors of occult AF in our study population included PACs and higher TSH levels. Although an association between low TSH and AF has been well established, our results suggest that high TSH may be a predictive factor as well.
Keyphrases
  • atrial fibrillation
  • oral anticoagulants
  • catheter ablation
  • left atrial
  • left atrial appendage
  • direct oral anticoagulants
  • heart failure
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • blood brain barrier