Overview
Marker of atrial cardiopathay as apredictor value of ischemic stroke
Description
detection of the presence of atrial dysfunction or atrial cardiopathy and its degree among patients complaining of palpitation, with a one-year follow-up for any cardioembolic events (stroke /TIA).
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients complaining of palpitation referred for Holter monitoring
Exclusion Criteria:
- • Valvular AF, moderate to severe mitral/ tricuspid/ aortic stenosis or regurgitation.
- Recent myocardial infarction within 3 months.
- Acute pulmonary embolism.
- Newly onset AF during or shortly after cardiac surgery.
- Specific type of cardiomyopathy such as cardiac amyloidosis, obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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