Successful detection of covert paroxysmal atrial fibrillation due to insertable cardiac monitor in embolic stroke of undetermined source in a patient with situs inversus totalis

• Main Authors: Yuhei Kasai, Sandeep Shakya, Kotaro Miyaji, Junji Kanda
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
• Series: Clinical Case Reports
• Subjects: covert paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; embolic stroke of undetermined source; insertable cardiac monitor; situs inversus totalis
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3826
• ISSN: 2050-0904

Abstract Insertable cardiac monitors in patients with situs inversus totalis can detect atrial arrhythmia as a cause of embolic stroke. It is important to premap the position of ICM in order to clearly visualize the P wave.