Heart Arrhythmias in Young Patients with Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke

Abstract

The cause of ischemic stroke (IS) in young remains often cryptogenic. In elderly population, undetected heart arrhythmias with a risk of embolization are considered the cause of cryptogenic IS (CIS).

Keywords

• cryptogenic ischemic stroke
• cardiac arrhythmias
• atrial fibrillation
• ECG
• Holter monitoring