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Reader response: Carotid plaques and detection of atrial fibrillation in embolic stroke of undetermined source

Simona Lattanzi, Mauro Silvestrini

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We read with great interest the article by Ntaios et al.,1 which demonstrated a lower cumulative probability of atrial fibrillation (AF) detection in patients with embolic strokes of undetermined source (ESUS) with ipsilateral nonstenotic carotid plaques compared with those without.

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Key concepts: Embolic stroke, Atrial fibrillation, Cardiology, Medicine, Stroke (engine), Internal medicine, Ischemic stroke, Mechanical engineering