Key result
Handheld ECG self-monitoring detects secondary AF recurrence in ~34% of post-illness or post-surgical patients.
Why the study?
Recurrence of atrial fibrillation following non-cardiac surgery or acute illness is common but rarely detected, and its clinical implications and optimal management remain uncertain.
May support handheld ECG monitoring after secondary AF; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
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Espinosa et al. (2020) conducted an editorial in Secondary atrial fibrillation (n=29). Self-monitoring with handheld single-lead ECG was evaluated on Atrial fibrillation recurrence. Self-monitoring with a handheld ECG device identified atrial fibrillation recurrence in 34% (10 of 29) of patients with secondary AF following non-cardiac surgery or acute illness.
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