Optimal Duration of Monitoring for Atrial Fibrillation in Cryptogenic Stroke: A Nonsystematic Review

Table 1

Detection rates of atrial fibrillation after stroke using different monitoring strategies.

Authors	Publication year	Method of recording	Sample size	Approximate recording duration (hour)	AF detection rate (%)
Rem et al. [38]	1985	CICT	184	72	3.5
Koudstaal et al. [39]	1986	Holter	100	24	5
Hornig et al. [40]	1996	Holter	300	24	3
Schuchert et al. [41]	1999	Holter	82	24	1
Schuchert et al. [41]	1999	Holter	82	72	6
Barthélémy et al. [17]	2003	Holter	60	24	10
Barthélémy et al. [17]	2003	Holter	28	96	14.3
Barthélémy et al. [17]	2003	ELR	60	70	15
Jabaudon et al. [18]	2004	Holter	169	24	5.7
Schaer et al. [42]	2004	Holter	425	24	2
Shafqat et al. [16]	2004	Holter	465	24	2.4
Jabaudon et al. [18]	2004	ELR	88	1320	5.7
Wallmann et al. [19]	2007	ELR	127	504	14
Tayal et al. [43]	2008	MCOT	56	504	23
Douen et al. [44]	2008	Holter	144	72	10.4
Vivanco Hidalgo et al. [45]	2009	CICT	465	55	3.4
Schaer et al. [46]	2009	Holter	241	24	0
Elijovich et al. [47]	2009	CICT	218	48	1
Elijovich et al. [47]	2009	MCOT	20	720	20
Yu et al. [48]	2009	Holter	96	24	9.4
Gaillard et al. [20]	2010	TTM	98	720	9.2
Alhadramy et al. [5]	2010	Holter	413	24	2.7
Lazzaro et al. [25]	2012	Holter	133	30	6
Lazzaro et al. [25]	2012	CICT	133	74	0
Rizos et al. [49]	2010	CICT + Holter	136	48 + 24	21.3
Stahrenberg et al. [50]	2010	Holter	224	168	12.7
Ziegler et al. [51]	2010	ILR (ICD)	163	9360	28
Dion et al. [52]	2010	ILR	24	10440	0
Bhatt et al. [9]	2011	MCOT	62	504	24
Rizos et al. [53]	2012	CEM	496	64	8
Kallmünzer et al. [54]	2012	CEM	501	72	16
Sposato et al. [55]	2012	CICT	155	480	14
Flint et al. [56]	2012	MCOT	239	720	12.1
Ritter et al. [57]	2013	Holter	60	168	2
Higgins et al. [58]	2013	Holter	50	336	8
Kamel et al. [59]	2013	MCOT	50	504	0
Cotter et al. [21]	2013	ILR	54	1152	26
Ritter et al. [57]	2013	ILR	60	1536	17
Etgen et al. [60]	2013	ILR	393	8760	27
Grond et al. [61]	2013	Holter	1135	72	4.3
Miller et al. [62]	2013	Holter	156	504	17.3
Gladstone et al. [63]	2014	ELR	572	720	16.1
Brambatti et al. [64]	2014	ILR (ICD)	261	2.160	10
Lee and Sun [65]	2015	CEM	395	72	7
Yayehd et al. [66]	2015	SFM	56	504	1.7
Brachmann et al. [67]	2016	ILR	221	25920	30

AF, atrial fibrillation; CEM, continuous stroke unit ECG monitoring; CI, confidence interval; CICT, Continuous Inpatient Cardiac Telemetry; ELR, external loop recorder; ICD, implantable cardiac defibrillator; ILR, Internal Loop Recorder; MCOT, mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry; SFM, Spider Flash Monitor.