Screening of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation after Ischemic Stroke: 48-Hour Holter Monitoring versus Prolonged Intermittent ECG Recording
Table 1
Reasons for exclusion.
Exclusion criteria
Holter ()
Hand-held ()
Total ()
History of atrial fibrillation*
8
3
11
Lack of patient compliance/misunderstanding**
1
5
6
Technical problems/qualitative problems**
1
5
6
Premature screening interruption of other causes
0
3
3
Total screening episodes excluded
10
16
26
Screening episodes remaining
246
114
360
4/8 in the Holter group and 3/3 in the hand-held ECG group were screened positive; **if less than 24-hour recording, 12 hand-held ECG recordings were interpretable.
