2024
Cost-effectiveness of atrial fibrillation detection with insertable cardiac monitors in large-artery or small-vessel disease stroke in the United Kingdom
Witte K, Schwamm L, Bernstein R, Reynolds M, Rose D, Lip G, Ozturk E, Villinger J, Rosemas S, Ziegler P, Yaghi S. Cost-effectiveness of atrial fibrillation detection with insertable cardiac monitors in large-artery or small-vessel disease stroke in the United Kingdom. EP Europace 2024, 26: euae102.603. PMCID: PMC11120381, DOI: 10.1093/europace/euae102.603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality-adjusted life yearsInsertable cardiac monitorCHA2DS2-VASc scoreContinuous cardiac monitoringStroke eventsAtrial fibrillationCardiac monitoringNational Health Service (NHSBase case incremental cost-effectiveness ratioCHA2DS2-VAScInsertable cardiac monitor implantationDetection of AFHealth-related benefitsRisk of AFUnited KingdomCost-effectiveLarge-arteryRisk of cerebrovascular eventsIschemic strokeWillingness-to-pay thresholdsDetect atrial fibrillationIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness analysisProbabilistic sensitivity analysesSmall vessel disease stroke
2017
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