Pulse rate variability predicts atrial fibrillation and cerebrovascular events in a large, population-based cohort

Many patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) present with stroke as their first clinical manifestation and since improved AF screening methods are thus required, we investigated whether pulse rate variability parameters predict future AF and cerebrovascular events.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - October 9, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: John D. Sluyter, Carlos A. Camargo, Andrew Lowe, Robert K.R. Scragg Source Type: research