Cryptogenic Stroke and underlying Atrial Fibrillation (CRYSTAL AF): design and rationale.

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Published in Am Heart J on July 01, 2010

Authors

Anil-Martin Sinha1, Hans-Christoph Diener, Carlos A Morillo, Tommaso Sanna, Richard A Bernstein, Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, Rod Passman, Frank Beckers, Johannes Brachmann

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiology, Klinikum Coburg, Germany. anil-martin.sinha@klinikum-coburg.de

Associated clinical trials:

Study of Continuous Cardiac Monitoring to Assess Atrial Fibrillation After Cryptogenic Stroke (CRYSTAL-AF) | NCT00924638

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