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Brain & Heart                                                  Post-stroke atrial fibrillation and predictive scores




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                           Skrebelyte-Strom et al. [14]  Multivariate regression  Formula: 0.05472×LAVIs   mL/m2+0,95928×log  (1+PAC/24 h)+0.03615×Pdur   ms+1.05513×Pmorph


                         PROACTIA  Prospective  236  68.6±12.5  IEM  36%  >30 s       /














                         DECRYPTORING  Vera et al. [13]  Prospective Univariate binary logistic regression  63  77±7.8  15-day NIEM  24%  >30 s  Age >75 years (9), blood hypertension (1), T  troponin >40 ng/L (8.5), NT-proBNP >200  pg/mL (0.5), LA strain reservoir <25.3%  (24.5), and LA strain conduct (0.5)  0 – 44



















                         GRAZ AF  Kneihsl et al. [12]  Prospective  Multivariate regression  150  66.7±15.3  12-month follow-up. Post-TIA/stroke daily  pulse control or prolonged continuous  rhythm monitoring (median duration 3  weeks). ECG was performed in the case  of AF symptoms. IEM was employed in   selected 24 of 150 patients   16%  ≥30 s  Age>75 years (2), prior cortical/cerebellar  brain infarcts (2), LV EF<40% (2),  supraventricular premature beats on  baseline E











                           Muscari et al. [11]  Retrospective  Multivariate regression  12-lead ECG and/or continuous  ECG monitoring during hospital   Age≥75 years (1),   hypercholesterolemia (−1),   mild-moderate tricuspid  regurgitation (1), left ventricular  EDV<65 mL (1), and LAE (1)  0.80 (0.73 – 0.87) CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc 0.68 (0.60 – 0.77),  P=0.03; STAF 0.71 (0.63 – 0.79),  P=0.06; Brown ESUS-AF 0.70   (0.62 – 0.78), P=0.03

                         ACTEL        123  69.7±13.4  stay  7.3%  Any                 −1 – +4




                      Table 1. (Continued)  Score acronym  Study  Study design  Statistic method for defining   AF predictors  Sample size (patient number)  Age (mean±SD or median   [IQR])  Methodology for AF   diagnosis  AF detection rate  Episode duration for AF   diagnosis  Score variables (point)  Score range  Score AUC (95% CI)  Comparator AUC (95% CI)











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