Clinical outcomes in patients with systolic heart failure. Are atrial high rate episodes a common marker of disease progression?

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. A significant proportion of AF is asymptomatic but nevertheless carries important prognostic implications [1]. In order to be diagnosed with “clinical AF” a patient must have symptoms or have a high enough burden of AF to be documented by an electrocardiogram. Data monitoring of modern cardiac implanted electronic device (CIED) has enhanced diagnostic capability in comparison to conventional non-invasive detection method, and the opp ortunity to continuously detect atrial high rate (>175 –220 bpm) episodes (AHRE) has added substantial understanding.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research