Table 2.

Primary and Secondary Clinical Outcomes

	Early rhythm control (n=178)	Usual care (n=95)	HR	95% CI	P value
Primary outcome, n (%)*
Recurrent stroke in 3 mo	2 (1.1)	4 (4.2)	0.257	0.047–1.405	0.117
Recurrent stroke in 12 mo	3 (1.7)	6 (6.3)	0.251	0.063–1.003	0.050
Secondary outcome, n (%)**
Composite outcome in 3 mo	19 (10.7)	10 (10.5)	0.995	0.463–2.140	0.990
Composite outcome in 12 mo	25 (14.0)	16 (16.8)	0.808	0.431–1.513	0.505
Arrhythmia‐related events in 3 mo	3 (1.7)	0	NA	NA	NA
Arrhythmia‐related events in 12 mo	5 (2.8)	1 (1.1)	2.565	0.3–21.958	0.390
Sustained AF	60 (34.1)	59 (62.8)			<0.001
AF detection period in the consecutive Holter during 12 mo, mo	3.0 (1.0–9.0)	7.0 (1.0–12.0)			0.002
Stroke to NSR duration, d	13.0 (2.0–84.0)	2.0 (0.0–98.5)			0.083

AF indicates atrial fibrillation; HR, hazard ratio; NA, not available; and NSR, normal sinus rhythm.

^*Primary: recurrent ischemic stroke (IS), recurrent IS in 3 and 12 months.

^**Secondary: a composite of death from any cause or hospitalization for any cause, recurrent stroke, and arrhythmia‐related events.