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Subclinical atrial fibrillation (AF) is the underlying cause in a relevant part of patients with embolic stroke of unknown source (ESUS). This pilot study aims to identify novel echocardiographic parameters pr...
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Open AccessMarkers of endothelial pathology to support detection of atrial fibrillation in embolic stroke of undetermined source
A relevant part of embolic strokes of undetermined source (ESUS) is assumed to be cardiogenic. As shown previously, certain biomarkers of endothelial pathology are related to atrial fibrillation (AF). In this ...
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Open AccessOne symptom, two arrhythmias: the rare and the even rarer
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome and idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia (ILVT) are rare and up to now the coexistence of both entities has rarely been reported.
