Is time to first recurrence of atrial fibrillation correlated with atrial fibrillation burden?
The time to the first recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and the AF burden have commonly been used as end points for AF therapy. We conducted a retrospective analysis of data from a large pacemaker registry to assess the relation between the time to the first recurrence and the AF burden. Although a statistical association exists, the small correlation coefficients limit the clinical value of the time to first recurrence as an indicator of AF burden.
Pérez
Francisco J
FJ
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA. fperez@netscape.com
Lung
Te-Hsin
TH
Ellenbogen
Kenneth A
KA
Wood
Mark A
MA
D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012008:Recurrence; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors