Seeing is Believing: The Importance of Continuous Monitoring to Unmask the Real-World Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence after Ablation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice that contribute to hemodynamic abnormalities, thromboembolic events and hospitalizations.1 The prevalence of AF is around 1% in the general population, substantially increases with age and is estimated to reach 4% in 2050.2, 3 Compared with patients without AF, patients with AF has an increased risk of dementia (hazard ratio [HR]=1.56), myocardial infarction (HR=1.62), sudden cardiac death (HR=1.83), mortality (HR=2.61), heart failure (HR=3.31) and ischemic stroke (HR=3.34).

Source: Heart Rhythm - July 28, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ting-Yung Chang, Chin-Yu Lin, Shih-Ann Chen Source Type: research