Poststroke atrial fibrillation bursts with sinus rhythm at stroke onset: what was the cause of stroke?
Intermittent atrial fibrillation may cause stroke, and acute stroke may lead to secondary bursts of atrial fibrillation. We studied with continuous ECG before, during and after stroke a patient with a history of intermittent atrial fibrillation. To our knowledge, this is the first case with continuous monitoring of atrial fibrillation bursts and their precise timing in the peristroke period.
Vuilleumier
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Department of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Bogousslavsky
J
J
Henriques
I
I
Kappenberger
L
L
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology*; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged