Detection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by prolonged electrocardiographic recording after ischaemic stroke in patients aged<60years: A study with 21-day recording using the SpiderFlash® monitor

Many studies have suggested that longer duration of cardiac monitoring is suitable for the detection of occult paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) after stroke; however, most studies involved patients aged≥65years – a population with a high stroke rate. To assess the incidence of paroxysmal AF in unselected young patients presenting with stroke. We included consecutive patients aged30seconds during monitoring. The secondary outcome was detection of paroxysmal AF episodes lasting30seconds and one CS patient had a paroxysmal AF episode lasting