Monitoring for atrial fibrillation prior to patent foramen ovale closure after cryptogenic stroke
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Monitoring for atrial fibrillation prior to patent foramen ovale closure after cryptogenic stroke. / Diener, Hans-Christoph; Wachter, Rolf; Wong, Andrew; Thijs, Vincent; Schnabel, Renate B; Ntaios, George; Kasner, Scott; Rothwell, Peter M; Passman, Rod; Saver, Jeffrey L; Albers, Bert A; Bernstein, Richard A.
in: INT J STROKE, Jahrgang 18, Nr. 4, 04.2023, S. 400-407.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Review › Forschung
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T1 - Monitoring for atrial fibrillation prior to patent foramen ovale closure after cryptogenic stroke
AU - Diener, Hans-Christoph
AU - Wachter, Rolf
AU - Wong, Andrew
AU - Thijs, Vincent
AU - Schnabel, Renate B
AU - Ntaios, George
AU - Kasner, Scott
AU - Rothwell, Peter M
AU - Passman, Rod
AU - Saver, Jeffrey L
AU - Albers, Bert A
AU - Bernstein, Richard A
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - BACKGROUND: Patients who had a cryptogenic stroke (CS) suspected to be causally related to a patent foramen ovale (PFO) are candidates for percutaneous PFO closure. In such patients, it is important to screen for atrial fibrillation (AF). Limited guidance is available regarding AF monitoring strategies in CS patients with PFO addressing optimal monitoring technology and duration.AIM: To provide a narrative review of cardiac rhythm monitoring in CS patients considered for PFO closure, including current practices, stroke recurrences after CS, findings from monitoring studies in CS patients, and predictors for AF detection published in the literature. To propose a personalized strategy for cardiac monitoring in CS patients, accounting for aspects predicting AF detection.SUMMARY OF REVIEW: AF detection in CS patients is predicted by age, left atrial enlargement, prolonged PR interval, frequent premature atrial contractions, interatrial conduction block, diabetes, prior brain infarctions, leukoaraiosis, elevated B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)/N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels, and a family history of AF, as well as composed scores (e.g. CHA2DS2-VASc, atrial fibrillation in embolic stroke of undetermined source (AF-ESUS)). The causal role of the PFO may be accounted for by the risk of paradoxical embolism (RoPE) score and/or the PFO-Associated Stroke Causal Likelihood (PASCAL) classification.CONCLUSION: A personalized approach to AF detection in CS patients is proposed, accounting for the likelihood of AF detection and aimed at obtaining sufficient confidence regarding the absence of AF in patients considered for PFO closure. In addition, the impact of high-risk PFO features on the monitoring strategy is discussed.
AB - BACKGROUND: Patients who had a cryptogenic stroke (CS) suspected to be causally related to a patent foramen ovale (PFO) are candidates for percutaneous PFO closure. In such patients, it is important to screen for atrial fibrillation (AF). Limited guidance is available regarding AF monitoring strategies in CS patients with PFO addressing optimal monitoring technology and duration.AIM: To provide a narrative review of cardiac rhythm monitoring in CS patients considered for PFO closure, including current practices, stroke recurrences after CS, findings from monitoring studies in CS patients, and predictors for AF detection published in the literature. To propose a personalized strategy for cardiac monitoring in CS patients, accounting for aspects predicting AF detection.SUMMARY OF REVIEW: AF detection in CS patients is predicted by age, left atrial enlargement, prolonged PR interval, frequent premature atrial contractions, interatrial conduction block, diabetes, prior brain infarctions, leukoaraiosis, elevated B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)/N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels, and a family history of AF, as well as composed scores (e.g. CHA2DS2-VASc, atrial fibrillation in embolic stroke of undetermined source (AF-ESUS)). The causal role of the PFO may be accounted for by the risk of paradoxical embolism (RoPE) score and/or the PFO-Associated Stroke Causal Likelihood (PASCAL) classification.CONCLUSION: A personalized approach to AF detection in CS patients is proposed, accounting for the likelihood of AF detection and aimed at obtaining sufficient confidence regarding the absence of AF in patients considered for PFO closure. In addition, the impact of high-risk PFO features on the monitoring strategy is discussed.
U2 - 10.1177/17474930221124412
DO - 10.1177/17474930221124412
M3 - SCORING: Review article
C2 - 36050817
VL - 18
SP - 400
EP - 407
JO - INT J STROKE
JF - INT J STROKE
SN - 1747-4930
IS - 4
ER -