Spontaneous fluctuation in atrial fibrillation burden and duration in patients with implantable loop monitors

• Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology Vol. 47; no. 11; pp. 1454 - 1463
• Main Authors: Mekary, Wissam, Campbell, Martin, Bhatia, Neal K., Westerman, Stacy, Shah, Anand, Leal, Miguel, Delurgio, David, Patel, Anshul M., Tompkins, Christine, El‐Chami, Mikhael F., Merchant, Faisal M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2024
• Subjects: Aged; Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; atrial fibrillation; Atrial Fibrillation - physiopathology; burden; Cardiac arrhythmia; duration; Electrocardiography, Ambulatory - instrumentation; Female; Fibrillation; Humans; implantable loop recorder; Male; Patients; Retrospective Studies; stroke; Time Factors; duration; atrial fibrillation; implantable loop recorder; stroke; burden

Background Most studies of device‐detected atrial fibrillation (AF) have recommended indefinite anticoagulation once a patient crosses a particular threshold for AF duration or burden. However, durations and burdens are known to fluctuate over time, but little is known about the magnitude of spontan...