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ArticleJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2023

Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation on Prolonged ECG Holter Monitoring: Results from the Multicenter Real-World SAFARI (Silent Atrial Fibrillation ANCE-Sicily Research Initiative) Study.

Cesare de Gregorio, Antonino Di Franco, Antonio Vittorio Panno, Marco Di Franco, Giuseppe Scaccianoce, Francesca Campanella, Giuseppina Novo, Alfredo Ruggero Galassi, Salvatore Novo, The Safari Study Group

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Article in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Cesare de GregorioDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Cardiology Unit, University Hospital of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3022-266X
Antonino Di FrancoDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0836-295X
Antonio Vittorio PannoOutpatient Cardiology Office, 90100 Palermo, Italy.
Marco Di FrancoOutpatient Cardiology Office, 90100 Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppe ScaccianoceOutpatient Cardiology Office, 95100 Catania, Italy.
Francesca CampanellaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Cardiology Unit, University Hospital of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-9831-599X
Giuseppina NovoDepartment of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Division of Cardiology, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
Alfredo Ruggero GalassiDepartment of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Division of Cardiology, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
Salvatore NovoDepartment of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Division of Cardiology, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
The Safari Study GroupDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Cardiology Unit, University Hospital of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy.
University of Palermo · ITUniversity of Messina · ITCornell University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe detection of subclinical/silent atrial fibrillation (SAF) in the general population is of the utmost importance, given its potential adverse consequences. Incident AF has been observed in 30% to 70% of patients with implanted devices, but its prevalence may indeed be lower in the general population. The prospective, multicentric, observational Silent Atrial Fibrillation ANCE Research Initiative (SAFARI) study aimed at assessing the SAF prevalence in a real-world outpatient setting by the means of a small, wearable, prolonged ECG Holter monitoring (>5 days) device (CGM HI 3-Lead ECG; CGM TELEMEDICINE, Piacenza, Italy).

methodsPatients ≥ 55 years of age at risk for AF were screened according to the inclusion criteria to undergo prolonged 3-lead ECG Holter monitoring. SAF episodes were classified as follows: Class A, <30 s; Class B, 30 to 299 s; and Class C, ≥300 s.

resultsIn total, 119 patients were enrolled (64 men; median age 71 (IQR 55-85) years). At a median of 13.5 (IQR 5-21) days of monitoring, SAF episodes were found in 19 patients (16%). A total of 10,552 arrhythmic episodes were registered, 6901 in Class A (n = 7 patients), 2927 in Class B (n = 3), and 724 in Class C (n = 9), (Class A vs. B and C,

conclusionsOver a median of 13 days of Holter monitoring, the SAFARI study confirmed the usefulness of small wearable devices in detecting SAF episodes in real-world outpatients at risk for, but with no prior history of, AF.

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arrhythmiasatrial fibrillationchronic heart diseaseelectrocardiographyHolter monitoring devices

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