Finding Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Unexplained Stroke Using Longterm Cardiac Monitoring

Bispebjerg Hospital85 enrolled

Overview

The SURPRISE study investigates atrial fibrillation(AFIB) in patients with a previous unexplained stroke. It uses long term monitoring of the heart of up to three years, searching for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation(PAF) otherwise undetected in this population.

The SURPRISE study investigates the patients with cryptogenic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), monitoring them with a cardiac loop recorder for up to three years. it aims at estimating the amount of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation within our population of cryptogenic stroke patients. Standard workup for a stroke patient does offer cardiac evaluation, but monitoring is limited to the time admitted, often just a few days.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Stroke

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Months

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Computerized Tomography (CT) or Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) verified cryptogenic stroke or TIA; * \> 18 years of age, * the ability to provide a written consent Exclusion Criteria: * prior or known AFIB * AF found during work up including 24 hour telemetric monitoring.

Locations (1)

Bispebjerg Hospital, University Hospital of Copenhagen, dept of Neurology

Copenhagen, Denmark

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