Table 4.
Summary of previous studies with regard to burst pacing protocol & predictive values
| Author & Year | AF type & sample size | Induction Protocol | Definition of inducibility | PPV | NPV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral et al5 2004 | pAF (100) | Burst (≥15 s) | AF >1 min | 33% | 85% |
| Essebag et al6 2005 | pAF (60), non‐pAF (42) | Burst (5 s at 200 ms) | AF/AT > 10 s | 47% | 72% |
| Richter et al7 2006 | pAF (166), non‐pAF (68) | Decremental burst | AF >1 min | 54% | 69% |
| Jaïs et al11 2006 | pAF (74) | Decremental burst (10 s) | AF ≥10 min | NR | NR |
| Chang et al8 2007 | pAF (88) | Decremental burst (5‐10 s) | AF/AT >1 min | 55% | 81% |
| Satomi et al12 2008 | pAF (60) | Decremental burst (10 s) | AF >10 min | 41% | 58% |
| Crawford et al13 2010 | pAF (112) | Decremental burst (10s) | AF ≥1 min | 40% | 76% |
| Leong‐Sit et al9 2013 | pAF (78), non‐pAF (66) | Decremental burst (15 beats) | AF/AT ≥2 min | 49% | 51% |
| Santangeli et al10 2018 | pAF (201), non‐pAF (104) | Decremental burst (15 beats) | AF/AT ≥2 min | 31% | 76% |
| The Present study | Non‐pAF (98) | Decremental burst (30 beats) | AF/AT ≥5 min | 30% | 75% |
| Non‐pAF with enlarged LA (40) | Decremental burst (30 beats) | AF/AT ≥5 min | 41% | 89% |