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ReviewHigh blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension2020

Assessing Atrial Fibrillation Substrates by P Wave Analysis: A Comprehensive Review.

Francesca Palano, Carmen Adduci, Pietro Cosentino, Giacomo Silvetti, Francesca Boldini, Pietro Francia

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Review in High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francesca PalanoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189, Rome, Italy. f.palano@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1642-1435
Carmen AdduciDivision of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189, Rome, Italy.
Pietro CosentinoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189, Rome, Italy.
Giacomo SilvettiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189, Rome, Italy.
Francesca BoldiniDivision of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189, Rome, Italy.
Pietro FranciaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189, Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic rhythm control strategies impact on AF-related symptoms, while leaving largely unaffected the risk of stroke. Moreover, up to 20% of AF patients are asymptomatic during paroxysmal relapses of arrhythmia, thus underlying the need for early markers to identify at-risk patients and prevent cerebrovascular accidents. Indeed, non-invasive assessment of pre-clinical substrate changes that predispose to AF could provide early identification of at-risk patients and allow for tailored care paths. ECG-derived P wave analysis is a simple-to-use and inexpensive tool that has been successfully employed to detect AF-associated structural and functional atrial changes. Beyond standard electrocardiographic techniques, high resolution signal averaged electrocardiography (SAECG), by recording microvolt amplitude atrial signals, allows more accurate analysis of the P wave and possibly AF risk stratification. This review focuses on the evidence that support P wave analysis to assess AF substrates, predict arrhythmia relapses and guide rhythm-control interventions.

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Action PotentialsElectrocardiographyHeart RateAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsAtrial FibrillationCardiac Pacing, ArtificialCatheter AblationHeart Conduction SystemHumansPredictive Value of TestsRecurrenceSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsAtrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillation ablationP waveSignal averaged electrocardiography

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PMID32451990
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