Implantable loop recorder detection of atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke (The LOOP Study): a randomised controlled trial

It is unknown whether screening for atrial fibrillation and subsequent treatment with anticoagulants if atrial fibrillation is detected can prevent stroke. Continuous electrocardiographic monitoring using an implantable loop recorder (ILR) can facilitate detection of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation...

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Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 398; no. 10310; pp. 1507 - 1516
Main Authors:	Svendsen, Jesper H, Diederichsen, Søren Z, Højberg, Søren, Krieger, Derk W, Graff, Claus, Kronborg, Christian, Olesen, Morten S, Nielsen, Jonas B, Holst, Anders G, Brandes, Axel, Haugan, Ketil J, Køber, Lars
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 23.10.2021 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Aged Anticoagulants Anticoagulants - therapeutic use Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis Automation Brain Ischemia - prevention & control Cardiac arrhythmia Congestive heart failure Consultants Denmark Diabetes Diabetes mellitus Electrocardiography Electrocardiography, Ambulatory - instrumentation Embolism Embolisms Family physicians Female Fibrillation Health risks Hospitals Human resource management Humans Hypertension Ischemia Male Medical records Monitoring On-line systems Patients Risk analysis Risk Factors Screening Statistical analysis Stroke Stroke - prevention & control Transplants & implants Denmark United States > US
ISSN:	0140-6736, 1474-547X, 1474-547X
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