Key result
Monitoring with an insertable cardiac monitor detected previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation lasting 6 or more minutes in 29.3% of high-risk patients at 18 months.
Population
446 patients at high risk for but without previously known atrial fibrillation, mean age 71.5, 52.2% male…
Design
Cohort, open-label
Follow-up
mean 22.5 months (range 18 to 30 months)
Authors
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High AF detection rates frequently prompt oral anticoagulation initiation; leaves open whether this intensive screening strategy ultimately reduces.
Cohort (n=446)
Open-label
Yes
In patients at high risk for stroke but without known atrial fibrillation, continuous monitoring with an insertable cardiac monitor detected previously undiagnosed AF in nearly 30% of patients at 18 months, frequently leading to the initiation of oral anticoagulation.
Reiffel et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in High risk for atrial fibrillation (n=446). Insertable cardiac monitor was evaluated on Adjudicated atrial fibrillation lasting 6 or more minutes at 18 months (95% CI 24.4-33.8). Monitoring with an insertable cardiac monitor detected previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation lasting 6 or more minutes in 29.3% of high-risk patients at 18 months.
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