Clinical determinants of early spontaneous conversion to sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Nikki A H A PluymaekersE A M P DudinkB WeijsK VernooyD E J HartgerinkJ S JacobsÖ ErkünerN G H M MarcksY J M van CauterenT DinhR M A Ter BekkeJ E M W SelsT S R DelnoijZ GeyikR G H DriessenD K LinzD W den UijlH J G M CrijnsJ G L M LuermansPublished in: Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation (2021)
Early spontaneous conversion of acute AF occurs in almost one-sixth of admitted patients during a short initial observation in the ED. Spontaneous conversion is most likely to occur in patients with first-onset, short-duration AF episodes, lower BMI, and normal left atrial size.