Recurrence rate of atrial fibrillation after the first clinical episode: A prospective evaluation using continuous cardiac rhythm monitoring.
Emmanuel N SimantirakisPanteleimon E PapakonstantinouEmmanuel KanoupakisGregory I ChlouverakisStylianos TzeisPanos E VardasPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2018)
A significant percentage of patients either suffer no AF recurrence after their first symptomatic episode or show a low recurrence rate. Most patients present episodes of short duration. If these findings are confirmed in larger studies, they could have clinical implications ensuring individualized management of the arrhythmia in the future.