Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with silent episodes: Intermittent versus continuous monitoring

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 144-148

  Doliwa, Piotr Sobocinski ^a   Rosenqvist, Mårten ^b   Frykman, Viveka ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia screening; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Tele medicine

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MONITORING; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWEDEN; TELEMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861056881     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14017431.2012.661873     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Benjamin E, Wolf P, D' A gostino R, Silbershatz H, Kannel W, Levy D, et al. Impact of atrial fi brillation on the risk of death. Circulation. 1998;98:946-52.
2. Fuster V, Rydén LE, Cannom DS, Crijns H, Curtis A, Ellenbogen K, et al. ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fi brillation. Circulation. 2006;114:700-52.
3. Page RL, Wilkinson WE, Clair WK, McCarthy EA, Pritchett E. Asymptomatic Arrhythmias in patients symptomatic atrial fi brillation and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Circulation. 1994;89:224-27. (Pubitemid 24026493)
4. Schuchert A, Behrens G, Meinertz T. Impact of long- term ECG recording on detection of paroxysmal atrial fi brillation in patients after an acute ischemic stroke. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 1999;22:1082-4. (Pubitemid 29361904)
5. Scholten MF, Thornton AS, Mekel JM, Koudstaal PJ, Jordaens LJ. Anticoagulation in atrial fi brillation and fl utter. Europace. 2005;7:492-99.
6. Friberg L, Hammar N, Pettersson H, Rosenqvist M. Increased mortality in paroxysmal atrial fi brillation: report from the Stockholm Cohort- Study of Atrial Fibrillation (SCAF). Eur Heart J. 2007;28:2346-53. (Pubitemid 47537782)
7. Hart RG, Pearce LA, Rothbart RM, Mc Anulty JH, Asinger RW, Halperin JL, et al. Stroke with intermittent atrial fi brillation: incidence and predictors during aspirin therapy. Stroke prevention in atrial fi brillation investigators . J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000;35:183-7. (Pubitemid 30061278)
8. White H, Gruber M, Feyzi J, Kaatz S, Tse H, Husted S, et al. Comparison of outcomes among patients randomized to warfarin therapy according to anticoagulant control. Results from SPORTIF III and V. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:239-45.
9. Jabaudon D, Sztajzel J, Sievert K, Landis T, Sztajzel R. Usefulness of ambulatory 7-day ECG monitoring for the detection of atrial fi brillation and fl utter after acute stroke and transient ischemic attack. Stroke. 2004;35:1647-51. (Pubitemid 38823640)
10. Barthél émy JC, Féasson-Gérard S, Garnier P, Gaspoz JM, Da Costa A, Michel D, et al. Automatic cardiac event recorders reveal paroxysmal atrial fi brillation after unexplained strokes or transient ischemic attacks. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2003;8:194-9. (Pubitemid 38569976)
11. Scherr D, Dalal D, Henrikson CA, Spragg D, Berger R, Calkins H, et al. Prospective comparison of the diagnostic utility of a standard event monitor versus a " leadless " portable ECG monitor in the evaluation of patients with palpitations. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2008;22:39-44.
12. Gage BF, Waterman AD, Shannon W, Boehlert M, Rich MW, Radford MY, et al. Validation of clinical classifi cation schemes for predicting stroke: results from the National Registry of Atrial Fibrillation. JAMA. 2001;285:2864-70. (Pubitemid 32537350)
13. Doliwa PS, Frykman V, Rosenqvist M. Short-term ECG for out of hospital detection of silent atrial fi brillation episodes. Scand Cardiovasc J. 2009;43:163-8.
14. Liao J, Khalid Z, Scallan C, Morillo C, ÓDonnell M. Noninvasive cardiac monitoring for detecting paroxysmal atrial fi brillation or fl utter after acute ischemic stroke, A systemic review. Stroke. 2007;38:2935-40. (Pubitemid 350035686)
15. Piorkowski C, Kottkamp H, Tanner H, Kobza R, Nielsen J, Arya A, et al. Value of different follow-up strategies to assess the effi cacy of circumferential pulmonary vein ablation for the curative treatment of atrial fi brillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2005;16:1286-92.
16. Kottkamp H, Tanner H, Kobza R, Schirdewahn P, Dorszewski A, Gerds-Li JH, et al. Time courses and quatnative analysis of atrial fi nbrillation episode number and duration after circular plus linear left atrial lesions. Trigger elimination or substrate modifi cation: early or delayed cure? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004;44:869-77. (Pubitemid 39099587)
17. Nerg år dh a. Frick M. Perceived heart rhythm in relation to ECG fi ndings after direct current cardioversion of atrial fi brillation. Heart. 2006;92:1244-47.
18. Quirno G, Gimmaria M, Corbucci G, Pistelli P, Turri E, Mazza A, et al. Diagnosis of paroxysmal atrial fi brillation in patients with implanted pacemakers: Relationship to symptoms and other variables. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2009;32:91-8.
19. Z iegler PD, Koehler JL, Mehra R. Comparison of continuous versus intermittent monitoring of atrial arrhythmias. Heart Rhythm. 2006;3:1445-52. (Pubitemid 44849366)
20. Doliwa PS, Rooth E, Frykman V, von Arbin M, Wallen H, Rosenqvist M, et al. Improving screening for silent atrial fi brillation after ischemic stroke. Circulation. 2010;122A:10878.