Arrhythmias & electrophysiology
Intensive heart rhythm monitoring to decrease ischemic stroke and systemic embolism—the Find-AF 2 study—rationale and design
Study context
- Population
- Patients ≥ 60 years with symptomatic ischemic stroke within the last 30 days, without known atrial fibrillation (AF) and without AF on an additional 24-hour Holter ECGplanned
- Participants
- 5,200 patients
- Planned comparison
- Enhanced, prolonged and intensified ECG monitoring vs standard of care monitoring
- Primary endpoint
- Time until recurrent ischemic stroke or systemic embolism
- Follow-up
- At least 24 months
Methodological detailsrationale and design, open-label, parallel, multicentre, blinded endpoint assessment, 52 centres in Germany, 1:1 randomisation
- Rationale and design
- Open-label
- Parallel
- Multicentre
- Blinded endpoint assessment
- 52 centres in Germany
- 1:1 randomisation
No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.
Original publication
Intensive heart rhythm monitoring to decrease ischemic stroke and systemic embolism—the Find-AF 2 study—rationale and design. Am Heart J. Published 7 July 2023. doi:10.
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