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Smartphone Versus Holter Monitoring for Poststroke Atrial Fibrillation Detection


 

—Mitchel L. Zoler

Suggested Reading

Edwards JD, Kapral MK, Fang J, et al. Underutilization of ambulatory ECG monitoring after stroke and transient ischemic attack: missed opportunities for atrial fibrillation detection. Stroke. 2016;47(8):1982-1989.

Tu HT, Chen Z, Swift C, et al. Smartphone electrographic monitoring for atrial fibrillation in acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack. Int J Stroke. 2017;12(7):786-789.

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