Neurologist-Led Management of Implantable Loop-Recorders After Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source.

Introduction: Upon completion of the workup for stroke, etiology cannot be identified in approximately one-third of the patients, with an embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) accounting for around 50% of these cryptogenic etiologies. Whether management of complex long-term monitoring in order to detect suspected atrial fibrillation (AFib) could be initiated and managed through a neurologist is not sufficiently investigated.

Patients And Methods: We recruited all consecutive patients with ESUS who received implantation after neurological adjudication of Reveal LINQ loop recorder between January 2016 and July 2020.