Beschreibung:
The detection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (pAF) is of central clinical interest in the treatment of stroke patients, as the initiation of sufficient secondary prophylaxis can significantly reduce the risk of recurrent stroke. Prolonged long-term ECG recordings significantly increase the diagnosis rate, but the examination is demanding and, therefore, not applicable to all patients. Several previous studies show that the natriuretic peptides BNP, NT-proBNP, and NT-proANP are significantly elevated in both patients pAF and, thus, may help to identify a group of patients at high risk for...