Poststroke atrial fibrillation bursts with sinus rhythm at stroke onset: what was the cause of stroke?

P Vuilleumier; J Bogousslavsky; I Henriques; L Kappenberger

doi:10.1159/000015839

Poststroke atrial fibrillation bursts with sinus rhythm at stroke onset: what was the cause of stroke?

Cerebrovasc Dis. 1998 May-Jun;8(3):144-7. doi: 10.1159/000015839.

Authors

P Vuilleumier¹, J Bogousslavsky, I Henriques, L Kappenberger

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 9619696
DOI: 10.1159/000015839

Abstract

Intermittent atrial fibrillation may cause stroke, and acute stroke may lead to secondary bursts of atrial fibrillation. We studied with continuous ECG before, during and after stroke a patient with a history of intermittent atrial fibrillation. To our knowledge, this is the first case with continuous monitoring of atrial fibrillation bursts and their precise timing in the peristroke period.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / complications*
Atrial Fibrillation / etiology*
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Cerebrovascular Disorders / complications*
Cerebrovascular Disorders / etiology*
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory*
Female
Heart Rate / physiology*
Humans
Middle Aged