Open AccessThe importance of the longest R-R interval on 24-hour electrocardiography for mortality prediction in patients with atrial fibrillation
Author(s) -
Dorota Zyśko,
Anders Persson,
Marta Obremska,
Marcin Leśkiewicz,
Artur Fedorowski,
Richard Sutton,
Linda Johnson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kardiologia polska
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1897-4279
pISSN - 0022-9032
DOI - 10.33963/kp.15820
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , left bundle branch block , electrocardiography , ejection fraction , ambulatory , heart failure , confidence interval , proportional hazards model
Heart rate control in atrial fibrillation (AF) is typically assessed by 24‑hour electrocardiography (ECG). There are scarce data on the use of 24‑hour ECG parameters to predict mortality in patients with AF.