Publications by authors named "Kun-Chong Tam"

Introduction: Current international guidelines recommend ECG monitoring after an ischaemic stroke to detect atrial fibrillation (AF) in order to prevent stroke recurrence. However, optimal strategies to detect AF and the downstream management to prevent stroke recurrence remain to be established. The objective of the study was to explore the use of long-term home-based ECG monitoring for AF detection and stroke prevention in patients with a history of stroke.

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A 72-year-old woman with severe mitral and tricuspid regurgitation secondary to chronic atrial fibrillation presented with refractory heart failure despite optimal medical treatment. She was considered inoperable, and thus underwent transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of both valves using the MitraClip system as a compassionate use.

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