Corresponding Author: Brian H. Buck, MD, MSc, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 7-112H Clinical Sciences Bldg, 11350-83 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6G2G3, Canada (bbuck@ualberta.ca).
Accepted for Publication: April 4, 2021.
Author Contributions: Drs Buck and Hill had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Concept and design: Buck, Hill, Quinn, Butcher, Menon, Gulamhusein, Barber, Demchuk, Shuaib, Exner.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Buck, Hill, Quinn, Butcher, Menon, Siddiqui, Coutts, Jeerakathil, Smith, Khan, Barber, Jickling, Reyes, Save, Fairall, Piquette, Kamal, Chew, Demchuk, Shuaib.
Drafting of the manuscript: Buck, Khan, Barber, Reyes, Exner.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Buck, Hill, Quinn, Butcher, Menon, Gulamhusein, Siddiqui, Coutts, Jeerakathil, Smith, Khan, Barber, Jickling, Save, Fairall, Piquette, Kamal, Chew, Demchuk, Shuaib, Exner.
Statistical analysis: Buck, Hill, Menon.
Obtained funding: Buck, Hill, Demchuk, Exner.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Buck, Hill, Menon, Gulamhusein, Jeerakathil, Khan, Reyes, Save, Fairall, Piquette, Kamal, Demchuk, Shuaib, Exner.
Supervision: Buck, Hill, Gulamhusein, Exner.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Buck reported receiving research funding from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions. Dr Hill reported receiving grants from NoNO Inc, Boehringer Ingelheim Canada, Medtronic LLC; receiving personal fees from Sun Pharma; being involved in a US patent licensed to Circle Neurovascular Inc; and serving as director for Circle Neurovascular Inc, the Canadian Stroke Consortium, and the Canadian Neuroscience Federation. Dr Quinn reported receiving personal fees from Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer; and receiving grants from Bayer. Dr Butcher reported receiving personal fees from Medtronic, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Servier, Bayer, and Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer; and receiving grants or other research funding from Boehringer-Ingelheim, Bayer, Pfizer, Servier Canada, and Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer. Dr Menon reported holding shares in Circle NVI. Dr Smith reported receiving consulting fees from Alnylam, Biogen, Bayer, and Javelin; and receiving royalties from UpToDate. Dr Jickling reported receiving grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Dr Kamal reported receiving personal fees for serving as part owner of DESTINE Health Inc; and receiving grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Dr Demchuk reported receiving personal fees from Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer. Dr Exner reported being chief medical officer and minority shareholder in HelpWear Inc; receiving consulting fees and research funding from Abbott Medical, Boston Scientific, GE Healthcare, and Medtronic Inc; and receiving nonfinancial support and having stock options in Analytics for Life. No other disclosures were reported.
Funding/Suppport: This study was supported by Alberta Innovates Health Solutions Collaborative Research and Innovations Opportunities and by grant 201300474 from the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Health System, government of Alberta. Unrestricted in-kind support (implantable loop recorder devices and the electrocardiographic core laboratory) was provided by Medtronic Canada.
Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funders/sponsors had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Data Sharing Statement: See Supplement 4.