Clinical and Electrocardiographic Predictors of Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2000.tb06761.x
• Publication Date: 2006-06-28T15:08:54Z
• Authors: POLYCHRONIS E. DI...; ELIAS J. GIALAFOS; GEORGE K. ANDRIKO...; DIMITRIS J. RICHTER; VASILIOS PAPANIKO...; KONSTANTINOS PORALIS; JOHN E. GIALAFOS
• Keywords: Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Univariate analysis

Patients with frequent episodes of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) are prone to develop permanent AF and have an increased thromboembolic risk. We previously shown that P wave dispersion (P dispersion), defined as the difference between maximum minimum duration, duration maximum) can distinguish patients lone AF. The ability those ECG markers other clinical variables detect at risk for recurrent was tested in 88 patients, aged 64 +/- 12 years. All had a history symptomatic during last 2 years not received any antiarrhythmic prophylaxis. were calculated from 12-lead surface recorded all sinus rhythm. A computerized system used on screen averaged complexes leads. Age = 0.01), organic heart disease 0.03), < 0.001), 0.05), 0.001) found be significant univariate predictors AF, whereas only age 0.037) remained independent paroxysms multivariate analysis. It is concluded advanced prolonged may frequently relapsing Therefore, simple exist could possibly whom prophylaxis medicines should instituted.