Acute Stroke
Conditions
Keywords
Stroke, Cardiac Monitoring
Brief summary
Cardiac arrhythmia are frequently observed after stroke. They may on one hand be causative for the stroke mainly in case of atrial fibrillation but on the other hand present severe complications of the stroke. In addition, cardiac comorbidity as well as acute myocardial infarction are frequently found in acute stroke patients. Diagnostics to identify cardiac arrhythmia in the acute phase of stroke care thus have an important role not only for adjusting the correct secondary prevention but also to prevent cardiac complications potentially reducing morbidity and mortality. The aim of the SAMBA-Study is to systematically assess the prevalence of higher grade arrhythmias after stroke using a standardized reading of 72h telemetric monitoring in the first days after stroke onset. In addition, it evaluates different strategies to identify paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients treated on the stroke unit * Patients with telemetric monitoring
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prevalence of high grade cardiac arrhythmia after stroke | 72 hours |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Detection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by different diagnostic approaches | 72 hours |
| Cerebral lesion distribution in patients with cardiac arrhythmia | 72 hours |
| Impact of arrhythmia on clinical outcome and mortality after 90 days | 90 days post stroke |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed