Identification of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation subtypes in over 13,000 individuals.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) is broadly defined despite high variability in the occurrence and duration of PAF episodes. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to identify rhythm patterns in a large cohort of individuals with PAF who wore an ambulatory single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) patch sensor as part of standard clinical care. METHODS:We performed a retrospective analysis of longitudinal rhythm data obtained from 13,293 individuals with PAF. RESULTS:In this study, 7934 men and 5359 women with PAF wore an ambulatory single-lead ECG patch sensor for 11.4 days on average, experiencing 1,041,504 PAF episodes. The median daily rate of PAF was 1.21 episodes per day (interquartile range [IQR] 0.31-4.99), and the median maximum duration per individual was 7.5 hours (IQR

SUBMITTER: Wineinger NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6800237 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature