Clinical characteristics of atrial fibrillation detected by implanted devices and its association with ICD therapy

Detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) by cardiac devices (CD) has high sensitivity and is useful in clinical situation. It was reported that subclinical atrial fibrillation detected by implanted devices were associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism . ICD shocks are associated with adverse survival outcome. However the association between AF and ICD shocks was not fully understood.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - February 3, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yoshiyasu Aizawa, Seiji Takatsuki, Masachika Negishi, Shin Kashimura, Yoshinori Katsumata, Takahiko Nishiyama, Takehiro Kimura, Nobuhiro Nishiyama, Yoko Tanimoto, Kojiro Tanimoto, Shun Kohsaka, Motoaki Sano, Keiichi Fukuda Tags: Online Letters to the Editor Source Type: research