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Wearable heart monitor increases diagnosis of irregular heart rhythm

Science Daily - Stroke

Wearable, long-term continuous heart monitors helped identify 52% more cases of atrial fibrillation compared to usual care, but that did not lead to a reduction in hospitalizations due to stroke, according to a new study.

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What Do We Really Know About the Effect of Prolonged Heart Rhythm Monitoring After Stroke?

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Ahead of Print. The bulk of the current knowledge on atrial fibrillation (AF)-associated stroke risk and benefit of oral anticoagulation derives from studies on patients with clinically diagnosed AF. How should we interpret the latest knowledge in the setting of poststroke AF screening and prevention?

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Cryptogenic Stroke

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Today’s video is on the subject of stroke and in particular cryptogenic strokes. It is therefore crucial to identify the cause of stroke and treat the underlying cause wherever possible. Strokes are characterised by death of brain cells as a result of disruption of blood supply to those cells.

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Leveraging 'explainable AI' to resolve Japan's growing stroke threat

Mobi Health News - ECG

About a million possible cases of atrial fibrillation, a known risk for stroke, go undetected in Japan. Founded in 2019, Cardio Intelligence develops a range of AI-powered solutions for continuous heart monitoring called SmartRobin AI. A local startup is introducing an innovative AI targeting this growing danger.

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