title: Is time to first recurrence of atrial fibrillation correlated with atrial fibrillation burden?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA. fperez@netscape.com
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: Te-Hsin
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lung
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Ellenbogen
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: 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