Yield of Holter and echocardiography in the screening of TIA

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Mar 15;172(2):483-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.01.056. Epub 2014 Jan 23.

Authors

Lorena Benavente Fernández¹, Davinia Larrosa Campo², María Rico Santos², Marta Para Prieto², Carlos H Lahoz², Sergio Calleja Puerta²

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Neurology Department, Spain. Electronic address: lbf.benfer@gmail.com.
² Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Neurology Department, Spain.

PMID: 24529825
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.01.056

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Echocardiography; Etiologic study; Holter; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; TIA; Transient ischemic attack; Yield.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Atrial Fibrillation / complications*
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis*
Echocardiography*
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory*
Female
Humans
Ischemic Attack, Transient / etiology*
Male
Recurrence
Risk Factors