Smartphone electrocardiogram for detecting atrial fibrillation after a cerebral ischaemic event: a multicentre randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: KENG TAT, KOH, WAN CHUNG, LAW, WIN MOE, ZAW, PING FOO, HUI, CHEN TING, TAN, STEVEN, ANDERSON, DESMOND, SAMUEL, TEH LOM, FAM, CHING HUA, TAN, ZHAI SING, WONG, XAVIAR, SIVARAJ, CHANDAN DEEPAK, BHAVNANI, SENG HONG, TAN, YEN YEE, OON, ASRI, SAID, YEAN YIP, FONG, TIONG KIAM, ONG
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Academic 2021
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35784/1/smartphone1.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35784/; https://academic.oup.com/europace/article-abstract/23/7/1016/6199914?redirectedFrom=fulltext; https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euab036
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Aims: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a preventable cause of ischaemic stroke but it is often undiagnosed and undertreated. The utility of smartphone electrocardiogram (ECG) for the detection of AF after ischaemic stroke is unknown. The aim of this study is to determine the diagnostic yield of 30-day sm...