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Detection of Atrial Fibrillation After Surgical Ablation: Conventional Versus Continuous Monitoring

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: http://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975%2815%2901241-2/abstract

Author(s)

Ralph J. Damiano Jr., Christopher P. Lawrance, Lindsey L. Saint, Matthew C. Henn, Laurie A. Sinn, Jane Kruse, Marye J. Gleva, Hersh S. Maniar, Patrick M. McCarthy, Richard Lee

Patients undergoing surgical ablation for afib were evaluated for recurrence using either intermittent monitoring using traditional methods or continuous monitoring using an implantable loop recorder (ILR). Compliance with ILR use was higher than with traditional monitoring methods (93% vs about 80%). Detection of afib was similar between ILR and traditional methods. Few symptomatic events actually represented afib.