Left atrial area index provides the best prediction of atrial fibrillation in ischemic stroke patients: results from the LAETITIA observational study

CONCLUSION: LAAI revealed the best prediction of AF in patients with acute ischemic CVE and was confirmed as an independent risk factor. An LAAI cutoff value of 10.3 cm²/m² could serve as an inclusion criterion for intensified AF screening in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source in subsequent …