title: Stroke patients with suspected atrial fibrillation should be started on anticoagulation pending the results of long-term cardiac monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, University Hospital Essen, Germany. h.diener@uni-essen.de
authors.forename: Hans-Christoph
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Diener
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants