Using 14-day Continuous Electrocardiography Patch Monitoring to Detect Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation After Stroke

In this prospective, single-center, open-label, non-randomized, single- arm, historically controlled study, we will compare the detection rate of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in acute ischemic stroke patients without known atrial fibrillation, using 14-day continuous electrocardiography patch monitoring, with a historical control group of patients who received serial 12-lead electrocardiograms once daily for five days or conventional 24-hour Holter monitoring. The study will be conducted in Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chiayi, Taiwan, from February 2022 to December 2024.