title: Poststroke atrial fibrillation bursts with sinus rhythm at stroke onset: what was the cause of stroke?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vuilleumier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bogousslavsky
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Henriques
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kappenberger
mesh_terms: 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