Table 2.
AF characteristics of newly diagnosed AF patients
|
Paroxysmal AF, n (%) |
29 |
(82.9%) |
|
|
|
Persistent AF, n (%) |
6 |
(17.1%) |
|
|
|
Atrial fibrillation, n (%) |
31 |
(88.6%) |
|
|
|
Atrial flutter, n (%) |
4 |
(11.4%) |
|
|
|
Time to AF detection with Handheld ECG (n = 28) |
|
|
|
|
| |
Day 1 |
9 |
(32.1%) |
|
| |
Day 2–14, n (%) |
14 |
(50.0%) |
|
| |
Day 15–28, n (%) |
5 |
(17.9%) |
|
|
Diagnosis after additional Holter, n |
7 |
|
|
|
| |
Mean |
SD |
Range |
|
|
AF registration (% of total registration time) |
33.7% |
± 41.1 |
1.3%–100% |
|
|
AF at morning registration (% of AF registrations) |
47.7% |
± 34.5 |
0%–100% |
|
|
Symptoms registered at AF episode (% of AF registrations) |
12.4% |
± 28.7 |
0%–100% |
|
|
Time to first AF episode (days) |
7.3 |
± 7.6 |
1–28 |
|
| Mean heart rate during AF episodes (beats/minute) | 105 | ± 26.9 | 60–160 | |