Why the study?
How do UK clinicians manage patients with atrial arrhythmia of <30 s duration detected on ambulatory ECG?
How do UK clinicians manage patients with atrial arrhythmia of <30 s duration detected on ambulatory ECG?
There is a lack of consensus among UK clinicians on diagnosing AF from <30 s atrial arrhythmias, though most agree on anticoagulating high-risk patients.
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Diagnostic uncertainty for brief AF episodes warrants caution; leaves open standardized criteria and anticoagulation thresholds for prospective study.
Rankin et al. (2014) studied this question.
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