Epidemiology of subclinical atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: A systematic review and meta-regression

CONCLUSIONS: In this systematic review and meta-regression analysis, SCAF was frequent among CIED recipients and was non-linearly associated with age and follow-up time. Older age, higher thromboembolic risk, and several cardiovascular comorbidities were associated with presence of SCAF.PMID:35817660 | DOI:10.1016/j.ejim.2022.06.023

Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - July 11, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Marco Proietti Giulio Francesco Romiti Marco Vitolo Marco Borgi Arianna Di Rocco Alessio Farcomeni Kazuo Miyazawa Jeff S Healey Deirdre A Lane Giuseppe Boriani Stefania Basili Gregory Y H Lip Source Type: research