Automated Arrhythmia Discrimination Using a Smartphone Background Atrial fibrillation (AF)
is a common and dangerous rhythm abnormality. Smartphones are increasingly used for …

Background and Purpose—Determining the underlying cause of stroke is important to
optimize secondary prevention treatment. Increased blood levels of natriuretic peptides (B …

Stroke has been emerged as one of major health problems for women worldwide.
Increasing of knowledge in this field has provided new data in this area which contribute to …

Background and Purpose—Atrial fibrillation (AF) elevates risk of recurrent stroke but is
incompletely identified by standard investigation after stroke, though detection rates …

Background: New evidence emerged recently regarding the percutaneous closure of patent
foramen ovale (PFO) to prevent recurrent stroke in patients with cryptogenic stroke. Purpose …

Background and Purpose—Our aim was to evaluate the risk of subsequent stroke
development after retinal artery occlusion (RAO). Methods—National registry data were …

Objective: We aimed to quantify the risk and predictors of ipsilateral ischemic stroke in
patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis awaiting revascularization (carotid …

Aims Recurrent stroke is a frequent and disabling event. A high heart rate is associated with
cardiovascular outcomes. We investigated the effects of the resting heart rate on …

Background—Limited long-term follow-up data exist on the impact of appropriate secondary
prevention therapies on cognitive function in patients after first-ever stroke. The aim of this …

Background and Purpose—The aim of the study was to determine the effects of
thromboembolism and mechanical thrombectomy on the vessel wall magnetic resonance …