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Evaluation and Management of Premature Ventricular Complexes Open
Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are extremely common, found in the majority of individuals undergoing long-term ambulatory monitoring. Increasing age, a taller height, a higher blood pressure, a history of heart disease, performance…
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Holter Monitoring and Loop Recorders: From Research to Clinical Practice Open
Holter monitors are tools of proven efficacy in diagnosing and monitoring cardiac arrhythmias. Despite the fact their use is widely prescribed by general practitioners, little is known about their evolving role in the management of patient…
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A Novel Wearable Device for Continuous Ambulatory ECG Recording: Proof of Concept and Assessment of Signal Quality Open
Diagnosis of arrhythmic disorders is challenging because of their short-lasting, intermittent character. Conventional technologies of noninvasive ambulatory rhythm monitoring are limited by modest sensitivity. We present a novel form of we…
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Atrial fibrillation detection using single lead portable electrocardiographic monitoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Objectives Recent technology advances have allowed for heart rhythm monitoring using single-lead ECG monitoring devices, which can be used for early diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF). We sought to investigate the AF detection rate usin…
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Incidence and Predictors of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Septic Shock Patients in a Medical ICU: Data from 7-Day Holter ECG Monitoring Open
NAF is common, especially in older patients, and is associated with low ejection fraction. We did not find NAF to be independently associated with higher mortality.
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Arrhythmias Seen in Baseline 24-Hour Holter ECG Recordings in Healthy Normal Volunteers During Phase 1 Clinical Trials Open
Regulatory agencies encourage sponsors to submit 24-hour ambulatory ECG data for assessing cardiac safety of new drugs, and some arrhythmias, hitherto considered rare, have been observed in some early-phase studies. Interpretation of these…
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Ambulatory Monitoring and Arrhythmic Outcomes in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Open
Background Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy ( DMD ) develop cardiac fibrosis and dilated cardiomyopathy. We described the frequency of significant Holter findings in DMD , the relationship between cardiac function and arrhythmia b…
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Consumption of Caffeinated Products and Cardiac Ectopy Open
Background Premature cardiac contractions are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Though experts associate premature atrial contractions ( PAC s) and premature ventricular contractions ( PVC s) with caffeine, there are no da…
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Screening young athletes for diseases at risk of sudden cardiac death: role of stress testing for ventricular arrhythmias Open
Aims The athletic preparticipation evaluation (PPE) protocol proposed by the European Society of Cardiology includes history, physical examination and resting electrocardiogram (ECG). The aim of this study was to assess the results of addi…
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Early prolonged ambulatory cardiac monitoring in stroke (EPACS): an open-label randomised controlled trial Open
Background Cardioembolism in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) is a preventable cause of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or ischaemic stroke; however, due to its transient nature, a short-duration Holter monitor may miss a significant …
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Assessment of signal quality measured with a smart 12‐lead ECG acquisition T‐shirt Open
Background Ambulatory ECG monitoring is typically achieved using portable devices with limited number of surface leads, autonomy, and length of recording. Smart garments with multiple conductive textile electrodes provide great promise to …
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Comparison of Arrhythmia Detection by 24-Hour Holter and 14-Day Continuous Electrocardiography Patch Monitoring. Open
The 14-day ECG patch was well tolerated and allowed for longer continuous monitoring than the 24-hour Holter monitor, thus resulting in improved clinical accuracy in the detection of paroxysmal arrhythmias. Future studies should examine th…
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Predictors of Left Ventricular Scar Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Athletes With Apparently Idiopathic Ventricular Arrhythmias Open
Background In athletes with ventricular arrhythmias (VA) and otherwise unremarkable clinical findings, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) may reveal concealed pathological substrates. The aim of this multicenter study was to evaluate which V…
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Are heart rate monitors valuable tools for diagnosing arrhythmias in endurance athletes? Open
Millions of physically active individuals worldwide use heart rate monitors ( HRM s) to control their exercise intensity. In many cases, the HRM indicates an unusually high heart rate ( HR ) or even arrhythmias during training. Unfortunate…
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Electrocardiographic changes during induced therapeutic hypothermia in comatose survivors after cardiac arrest Open
A 38.3% of patients had cardiac arrhythmias during TH but without life-threatening arrhythmias. A concern may rise when inducing TH to patients with long QT syndrome.
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Validation of Adhesive Single-Lead ECG Device Compared with Holter Monitoring among Non-Atrial Fibrillation Patients Open
There are few reports on head-to-head comparisons of electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring between adhesive single-lead and Holter devices for arrhythmias other than atrial fibrillation (AF). This study aimed to compare 24 h ECG monitoring be…
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Smartphone electrocardiogram for detecting atrial fibrillation after a cerebral ischaemic event: a multicentre randomized controlled trial Open
Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a preventable cause of ischaemic stroke but it is often undiagnosed and undertreated. The utility of smartphone electrocardiogram (ECG) for the detection of AF after ischaemic stroke is unknown. The aim of …
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Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in Elite Athletes Open
The incidence of AF is low among young Spanish elite athletes, even when considering only endurance athletes. Yet, potential contributors (particularly atrial remodeling) need to be monitored.
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Causes of Chest Compression Interruptions During Out‐of‐Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Open
Background Interruptions in chest compressions contribute to poor outcomes in out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest. The objective of this retrospective observational cohort study was to characterize the frequency, reasons, and duration of interr…
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Comparison of pulsed field ablation and cryoballoon ablation for pulmonary vein isolation Open
Introduction Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) remains the cornerstone in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). PVI using cryoballoon (CB) technology has emerged as a standard procedure in many centers. Recently, pulsed field ablation (P…
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Artificial intelligence-assisted analysis on the association between exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and incidence of arrhythmias in outpatients of Shanghai community hospitals Open
Ambient exposure to fine particulate matter is linked with increased risk of arrhythmias in outpatients visiting Shanghai community hospitals, with an immediate or lag effect. The arrhythmogenic effect varies among different types of cardi…
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Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in young cryptogenic ischemic stroke: A 3-week ECG Holter monitoring study Open
PAF was detected in 9.5% of young CIS patients and 3-weeks ECG Holter monitoring increased the detection rate.
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Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Athletes with Premature Ventricular Beats Open
Premature ventricular beats (PVBs) in athletes are not rare. The risk of PVBs depends on the presence of an underlying pathological myocardial substrate predisposing the subject to sudden cardiac death. The standard diagnostic work-up of a…
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Andersen–Tawil syndrome: deep phenotyping reveals significant cardiac and neuromuscular morbidity Open
Andersen–Tawil syndrome is a neurological channelopathy caused by mutations in the KCNJ2 gene that encodes the ubiquitously expressed Kir2.1 potassium channel. The syndrome is characterized by episodic weakness, cardiac arrythmias and dysm…
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Association of Premature Ventricular Contraction Burden on Serial Holter Monitoring With Arrhythmic Risk in Patients With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Open
These findings suggest that in patients with ARVC, changes in parameters derived from each Holter examination performed during follow-up are associated with the risk of sustained ventricular arrhythmias within 12 months of disease diagnosi…
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The efficacy of detecting arrhythmia is higher with <span>7‐day</span> continuous electrocardiographic patch monitoring than with 24‐h Holter monitoring Open
Background Detecting high‐risk arrhythmia is important in diagnosing patients with palpitations. We compared the diagnostic accuracies of 7‐day patch‐type electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring and 24‐h Holter monitoring for detecting signi…
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Atrial Fibrillation After Ischemic Stroke Detected by Chest Strap-Style 7-Day Holter Monitoring and the Risk Predictors: EDUCATE-ESUS Open
In recent ESUS patients, the detection rate of AF using the 7-day Holter monitoring was 6.8% (95% CI 4.1%-11.1%). Brain natriuretic peptide, APC count, and APC short runs in the standard clinical workup seemed to be predictors of covert AF.
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The cardiac diagnostic work-up in stroke patients—A subanalysis of the Find-AFRANDOMISED trial Open
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01855035.
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The Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Premature Ventricular Contractions and Ventricular Wall Stress in Patients with Heart Failure and Sleep Apnea Open
Background. We aimed to investigate the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment on electrocardiography (ECG), premature ventricular contraction load on 24-hour Holter recordings, and implantable cardioverter defibri…
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The Ubiquitous Premature Ventricular Complex Open
Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are one of the most commonly encountered arrhythmias and are ubiquitous in clinical practice, both in the outpatient and inpatient settings. They are often discovered incidentally in asymptomatic pati…