Majos Ewa, Dabrowski Rafal
Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
J Atr Fibrillation. 2015 Feb 28;7(5):1169. doi: 10.4022/jafib.1169. eCollection 2015 Feb-Mar.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common and refractory arrhythmia. Prevalence of AF increases with age. Asymptomatic AF is a state of asymptomatic episodes of arrhythmia and its exact prevalence remains unknown. Ablation and therapy with antiarrhythmic agents may predispose to asymptomatic AF. Detection of silent AF is crucial for prevention of ischaemic stroke. Progress in continuous ECG monitoring by Holter ECG, telemetry methods or implantable devices can provide a useful tools for identifying silent AF. Simple screening procedures like pulse examination and ambulatory ECG may be helpful in arrhythmia detection and logically - ischemic stroke prevention.
心房颤动（AF）是一种常见且难治的心律失常。AF的患病率随年龄增长而增加。无症状性AF是一种心律失常无症状发作的状态，其确切患病率尚不清楚。消融和使用抗心律失常药物治疗可能会引发无症状性AF。检测隐匿性AF对于预防缺血性卒中至关重要。通过动态心电图、遥测方法或植入式设备进行连续心电图监测的进展可为识别隐匿性AF提供有用工具。诸如脉搏检查和动态心电图等简单的筛查程序可能有助于心律失常的检测以及从逻辑上预防缺血性卒中。
