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ID 113221
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Combined Predictors for AF
Author
Bando, Sachiko Tokushima University
Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Tokushima University
Nagano, Hiromi Tokushima University
Uematsu, Etsuko Tokushima University
Shimabukuro, Michio Tokushima University|Fukushima Medical University KAKEN Search Researchers
Keywords
Atrial fibrillation
Left atrial diameter
Premature atrial contraction
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
Background: The ability to identify risk markers for new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) is critical to the development of preventive strategies, but it remains unknown whether a combination of clinical, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic parameters predicts the onset of AF. In the present study, we evaluated the predictive value of a combined score that includes these parameters.
Methods and Results: We retrospectively studied 1,040 patients without AF who underwent both echocardiography and 24-h Holter electrocardiography between May 2005 and December 2010. During a median follow-up period of 68.4 months (IQR, 49.9–93.3 months), we investigated the incidence of new-onset AF. Of the 1,040 patients, 103 (9.9%) developed AF. Patients who developed AF were older than patients who did not. Total heart beats, premature atrial contraction (PAC) count, maximum RR interval, and frequency of sinus pause quantified on 24-h electrocardiography were associated with new-onset AF. LA diameter (LAD) on echocardiography was also associated with the development of AF. On multivariate Cox analysis, age ≥58 years, PAC count ≥80 beats/day, maximum RR interval ≥1.64 s, and LAD ≥4.5 cm were independently associated with the development of AF. The incidence rate of new-onset AF significantly increased as the combined score (i.e., the sum of the risk score determined using hazard ratios) increased.
Conclusions: A combined score that includes age, PAC count, maximum RR interval, and LAD could help characterize the risk of new-onset AF.
Journal Title
Circulation Journal
ISSN
13469843
13474820
NCID
AA11591968
Publisher
The Japanese Circulation Society
Volume
82
Issue
9
Start Page
2253
End Page
2258
Published Date
2018-05-30
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language
eng
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Medical Sciences
University Hospital