Table 2. Primary and Secondary Outcomes by Intention-to-Treat Analysis.
Outcome | Participants, No. (%) | Rate difference, % (95% CI) | |
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Continuous monitoring (n = 163) | Usual care (n = 173) | ||
Primary outcome: patients with a cumulative duration of AF or AFL lasting ≥6 min or 12-lead ECG demonstrating AF or AFL detected in first 30 d | 32 (19.6) | 3 (1.7) | 17.9 (11.5 to 24.3)a |
Components of the primary outcome | |||
Patients with a cumulative duration of AF or AFL lasting ≥6 min in first 30 d | 30 (18.4) | 0 | 18.4 (12.5 to 24.4)a |
Patients with at least 1 episode of 12-lead ECG detected AF or AFL in first 30 d | 6 (3.7) | 3 (1.7) | 1.9 (–1.5 to 5.4) |
Secondary outcomes | |||
Patients with cumulative duration of AF or AFL lasting ≥6 h in first 30 d | 14 (8.6) | 0 | 8.6 (4.3 to 12.9)a |
Patients with cumulative duration of AF or AFL lasting ≥24 h in first 30 d | 5 (3.1) | 0 | 3.1 (0.4 to 5.7) |
Patients with non–protocol-mandated Holter or event recorder in first 30 d | 5 (3.1) | 4 (2.3) | 0.8 (–2.7 to 4.2) |
Patients with prescription of oral anticoagulation in first 45 d | 7 (4.3) | 4 (2.3) | 2.0 (–1.9 to 5.8) |
Patients with prescription of oral anticoagulation after 45 d | 6 (3.7) | 5 (2.9) | 0.8 (–3.0 to 4.6) |
Patients with major bleeding in first 45 d | 0 | 1 (0.6) | –0.6 (–1.7 to 0.6) |
Patients with major bleeding after 45 d | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.7) | –1.1 (–3.4 to 1.2) |
Patients who experienced death, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or non-CNS thromboembolism in first 45 d | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 0.0 (–1.6 to 1.7) |
Patients who experienced death, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or non-CNS thromboembolism after 45 d | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.7) | –1.1 (–3.4 to 1.2) |
Patients who experienced adverse events associated with the use of protocol-mandated monitoring within 30 d after randomization | 17 (10.4) | 0 | 10.4 (5.7 to 15.1)a |
Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; AFL, atrial flutter; CNS, central nervous system; ECG, electrocardiogram.
P < .001.