ArticleCardiovascular journal of Africa
Clinical characteristics and outcome of lone atrial fibrillation at a tertiary referral centre: the Groote Schuur Hospital experience.
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- A Systematic Review of the Spectrum of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Sub-Saharan Africa.Global heart · 2020Pooled it
- Systems-Level in Silico Bioinformatic Profiling Identifies Key Hub Genes and Potential Therapeutic Targets in Atrial Fibrillation without Overt Comorbidity.Research in heart yield and translational medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
introductionAtrial fibrillation (AF) is a relatively common arrhythmia. When AF represents an electrophysiological phenomenon in structurally normal hearts, it is termed lone AF. This study was a retrospective, case-based analysis of patients attending the Cardiac Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) and describes the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients classified as having lone atrial fibrillation. To the best of our knowledge there are no such studies reported from Africa.
methodsThis was a retrospective, descriptive study in which 289 medical records of patients with AF at the GSH Cardiac Clinic were reviewed from 1992 to 2006. The clinical data were interrogated to exclude identifiable causes of AF. Information on clinical characteristics and outcomes were entered into a data-entry form. Baseline descriptive statistics were expressed as means and range for continuous variables, and counts with percentages for categorical variables.
resultsFifteen per cent (
conclusionsLone AF is not an uncommon arrhythmia, with a preponderance in thin, middle-aged males. The symptoms of lone AF can be debilitating. It has associated morbidity, including tachycardia-related cardiomyopathy and thromboembolism. Rate control and appropriate anticoagulation are the cornerstones of patient management.
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