Atrial fibrillation occurring transiently with stress
Key result
Atrial fibrillation occurring transiently with stress (AFOTS) recurs in 55-68% of patients within 5 years of medical illness and 37% within 1 year after noncardiac surgery.
Population
Patients with acute medical illness or following noncardiac surgery who develop atrial fibrillation (AFOTS)
Design
Review
Follow-up
up to 5 years
Authors
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Implication
AFOTS may signal underlying paroxysmal AF rather than isolated events; leaves open optimal monitoring and anticoagulation strategies.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with acute medical illness or following noncardiac surgery who develop atrial fibrillation (AFOTS)
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Outcome
Incidence and recurrence of atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation occurring transiently with stress (AFOTS) is common and has a high recurrence rate, suggesting it may often represent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation rather than a purely reversible phenomenon.
Limitations
- Retrospective design
- Low-sensitivity ascertainment
- retrospective design of included studies
- low-sensitivity ascertainment
Cite This Study
McIntyre et al. (2017) conducted a review in Atrial fibrillation occurring transiently with stress (AFOTS). Atrial fibrillation occurring transiently with stress (AFOTS) was evaluated on Recurrence of atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation occurring transiently with stress (AFOTS) recurs in 55-68% of patients within 5 years of medical illness and 37% within 1 year after noncardiac surgery.