Predictors and long-term clinical outcomes of newly developed atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate predictors and long-term prognosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) following cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation in patients without history of AF.

Methods

From May 1994 to April 2014, 1825 patients with CIED were enrolled in a retrospective, single-center registry. A total of 880 patients from the registry without prior documented AF history were included in the final analysis and were placed into either non-detected AF (NDAF) group or CIED-detected AF group according to development of AF over a follow-up period of 7 years. AF development was defined as any paroxysmal atrial tachyarrhythmia (atrial rate ≥ 180 beats/min) lasting at least 5 minutes according to CIED records.

Results

Overall, 122 (13.8%) of the 880 patients experi

SUBMITTER: Kim BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4956807 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature