Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Consumer-Led Screening for Atrial Fibrillation

“…Indeed, prolonged monitoring is likely to improve the detection of paroxysmal AF. 20 The first detection time of AF burden of <50% per 24 hours was 4 days by active measurement and 2 days by periodic measurement. 9 Instead of one-off ECGs, PPG-based smart devices allow continuous monitoring and would permit a much earlier detection of paroxysmal AF or asymptomatic AF, allowing the timely introduction of therapies to protect patients, not only from the consequences of the arrhythmia, but also from progression of AF from an easily treated condition to an utterly refractory problem.…”

Atrial fibrillation and 24‐h ambulatory blood pressure pattern

“…Seen in that perspective it would have been better if all patients had received 24-h Holter monitoring, although this is costly, less practical and neither guarantees the finding of all pxAF patients. 27 Finally, another matter of concern is the relatively small sample size and the very small numbers of patients with incident AF. However, as ABPM is implemented more and more in general clinical practice on a global scale, more information may be expected soon regarding the association of ABPM pattern and the risk of AF.…”

“…However, since between 25% and 65% of all AF cases are estimated to be pxAF, 26 which are often without symptoms, the chance that the presence of pxAF was missed is high. Seen in that perspective it would have been better if all patients had received 24‐h Holter monitoring, although this is costly, less practical and neither guarantees the finding of all pxAF patients 27 …”

Validity and reliability studies of the Indonesian version of Atrial Fibrillation Severity Scale (AFSS)

“…Atrial Fibrillation (AF) the most common sustained supraventricular arrhythmia [ 1 ]. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) reported that the prevalence of AF is between 2 and 4% worldwide and is expected to rise 2.3 times due to population longevity [ 2 ].…”