Feasibility of Extended Ambulatory Electrocardiogram Monitoring to Identify Silent Atrial Fibrillation in High‐risk Patients: The Screening Study for Undiagnosed Atrial Fibrillation (STUDY‐AF)

ConclusionsOutpatient extended ECG screening for asymptomatic AF is feasible, with AF identified in 1 in 20 subjects and sustained AT/AF identified in 1 in 9 subjects, respectively. We also found a high prevalence of asymptomatic AT and frequent supraventricular ectopic complexes, which may be relevant to development of AF or stroke. If confirmed in a larger study, primary screening for AF could have a significant impact on public health.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - April 14, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mintu P. Turakhia, Aditya J. Ullal, Donald D. Hoang, Claire T. Than, Jared D. Miller, Karen J. Friday, Marco V. Perez, James V. Freeman, Paul J. Wang, Paul A. Heidenreich Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research