Stroke of Known Cause and Underlying Atrial Fibrillation (STROKE-AF) randomized trial: Design and rationale
Bernstein R, Kamel H, Granger C, Kowal R, Ziegler P, Schwamm L. Stroke of Known Cause and Underlying Atrial Fibrillation (STROKE-AF) randomized trial: Design and rationale. American Heart Journal 2017, 190: 19-24. PMID: 28760209, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApparent atrial fibrillationInsertable cardiac monitorSmall vessel diseaseLarge vessel atherosclerosisStandard of careVessel diseaseIschemic strokeAtrial fibrillationPost-market clinical trialArrhythmia monitoringSecondary stroke preventionOral anticoagulation therapyContinuous arrhythmia monitoringAntithrombotic treatmentOral anticoagulationAnticoagulation therapyStroke preventionIntracranial atherosclerosisStroke etiologyClinical trialsIncidence rateCardiac monitorPatientsCardiac monitoringStroke