Do Atrial High Rate Episodes (AHRE) detected by pacemakers predict death, stroke, and atrial fibrillation in patients with sinus node dysfunction?
AHRE detected by pacemakers in patients with sinus node dysfunction is a strong predictor of death, stroke, and future atrial fibrillation.
AHRE detected by pacemakers in patients with SND identify patients that are more than twice as likely to die or have a stroke, and 6 times as likely to develop atrial fibrillation as similar patients without AHRE.
Glotzer et al. (Mon,) studied this question.