Research Article
Screening of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation after Ischemic Stroke: 48-Hour Holter Monitoring versus Prolonged Intermittent ECG Recording
Table 2
Basic patient characteristics of screening (number of patients = 351).
| | Parameter | Hand-held ECG recorder | Holter | All | value |
| | Number of screenings | 114 | 246 | 360 | — | | Ischemic stroke patients (%) |
72.8 | 67.9 | 69.4 | 0.351 | | TIA patients (%) | 27.2 | 32.1 | 30.6 | 0.351 | | TACI (%) | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.941 | | PACI (%) | 20.5 | 19.2 | 19.6 | | LACI (%) | 48.2 | 46.1 | 46.8 | | POCI (%) | 21.7 | 22.8 | 22.4 | | Unclassified (%) | 7.2 | 10.2 | 9.2 | | Age (years), mean (range) | 70.3 (41.9–86.6) | 70.4 (42.4–89.6) | 70.4 (41.9–89.6) | 0.912 | | Gender male (%) | 67.5 | 58.1 | 61.1 | 0.091 | | Known diabetes mellitus (%) | 16.7 | 19.5 | 18.6 | 0.521 | | Known hypertension (%) | 58.8 | 56.1 | 56.9 | 0.631 | | Previous stroke (%) | 16.7 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 0.171 | | Ischemic heart disease (%) | 15.8 | 13.4 | 14.2 | 0.551 | | Current smoking (%) | 23.7 | 19.5 | 20.8 | 0.371 | | NIHSS at admission, median (quartiles) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–4) | 2 | 0.173 |
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Statistical analysis made with Chi-square; 2statistical analysis made with Students -test; 3statistical analysis made with Mann-Whitney test.
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