Publications by authors named "Aaron Stolarov"
Am J Cardiol
September 2023
Article Synopsis
- Implantable cardiac monitors (ICMs) are increasingly used for long-term monitoring (LTM) of atrial fibrillation (AF) after strokes or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), especially following inconclusive short-term monitoring (STM).
- A study of 396 patients showed STM detected AF in only 2.5%, while LTM had a higher yield of 14.6% after a median of 76 days.
- The financial analysis indicated that bypassing STM to go directly to LTM could reduce hospital stay by about 1.67 days and lower costs per patient from $28,615.33 to $27,111.24, suggesting a more efficient approach to AF detection in post-stroke patients
