ReviewJournal of atrial fibrillation2017
Electrocardiogram (ECG) for the Prediction of Incident Atrial Fibrillation: An Overview.
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- Electrocardiographic Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- The predictive value of abnormal P-wave axis for the detection of incident atrial fibrillation: A systematic review with meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Menopausal Age, Number of Live Births, and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: The Cardiovascular Health Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Comparison of P wave indices between ultramarathon athletes and general population.Physiological reports · 2026Article
- Prediction of Sinus Rhythm Maintenance After Electrical Cardioversion Using Spectral and Vector Cardiographic ECG Analysis.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2025Article
- The Prevalence of Arrhythmias, Including Premature Supraventricular and Ventricular Beats and Other Electrocardiographic Patterns, in 24-Hour Holter Monitoring in Patients with Overweight and Obesity.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Longitudinal association of premature atrial contractions with atrial fibrillation and brain ischemia in people with type 2 diabetes: The Hoorn Diabetes Care System cohort.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2023Article
- Detection of Atrial Fibrillation Using Insertable Cardiac Monitors in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke in Japan (the LOOK Study): Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Observational Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Assessment of P Wave Indices in Healthy Standardbred Horses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
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- Atrial fibrillation prediction by combining ECG markers and CMR radiomics.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index is Associated with Prevalence and New-Appearance of Atrial Fibrillation in Japanese Urban Residents: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional and Cohort Study.Vascular health and risk management · 2022Article
- Impact of P-wave indices in prediction of atrial fibrillation-Insight from loop recorder analysis.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2021Article
- Atrial and Ventricular Response to Treatment of Premature Ventricular Complexes.Acta Cardiologica Sinica · 2020Article
- P-wave indices as predictors of atrial fibrillation.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2020Article
- Bayés' Syndrome-A Comprehensive Short Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Review
- A Deep Learning Approach for Featureless Robust Quality Assessment of Intermittent Atrial Fibrillation Recordings from Portable and Wearable Devices.Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Subclinical cardiac structural and electrical abnormalities in fibromyalgia syndromeTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2020Article
- Abnormal Atrial Activation at Surface Electrocardiogram Examination in Born Underweight Young Adults.Journal of atrial fibrillation · 2018Article
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Abstract
Electrocardiograms (ECGs) have been employed to medically evaluate participants in population-based studies, and ECG-derived predictors have been reported for incident atrial fibrillation (AF). Here, we reviewed the status of ECG in predicting new-onset AF. We surveyed population-based studies and revealed ECG variables to be risk factors for incident AF. When available, the predictive values of each ECG risk marker were calculated. Both the atrium-related and ventricle-related ECG variables were risk factors for incident AF, with significant hazard risks (HRs) even after multivariate adjustments. The risk factors included P-wave indices (maximum P-wave duration, its dispersion or variation and P-wave morphology) and premature atrial contractions (PACs) or runs. In addition, left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), ST-T abnormalities, intraventricular conduction delay, QTc interval and premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) or runs were a risk of incident AF. An HR of greater than 2.0 was observed in the upper 5th percentile of the P-wave durations, P-wave durations greater than 130 ms, P-wave morpholyg, PACs (PVCs) or runs, LVH, QTc and left anterior fascicular blocks. The sensitivity , specificity and the positive and negative predictive values were 3.6-53.8%, 61.7-97.9%, 2.9-61.7% and 77.4-97.7%, respectively. ECG variables are risk factors for incident AF. The correlation between the ECG-derived AF predictors, especially P-wave indices, and underlying diseases and the effects of the reversal of the ECG-derived predictors on incident AF by treatment of comorbidities require further study.
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