Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Sandgren, E; Hermans, ANL; Gawalko, M; Betz, K; Sohaib, A; Fung, CH; Hillmann, HAK; van, der, Velden, RMJ; Verhaert, D; Scherr, D; Sultan, A; Steven, D; Pisters, R; Hemels, M; Lodziński, P; Chaldoupi, SM; Gupta, D; Gruwez, H; Pluymaekers, NAHA; Hendriks, JM; Nørregaard, M; Manninger, M; Duncker, D; Linz, D.
Smartphone app-based approximation of time spent with atrial fibrillation and symptoms in patients after catheter ablation: data from the TeleCheck-AF project.
Europace. 2024; 26(10):
Doi: 10.1093/europace/euae247
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- Manninger-Wünscher Martin
- Scherr Daniel
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- AIMS: Reduction of atrial fibrillation (AF) burden is the preferred outcome measure over categorical AF rhythm recurrence after AF ablation. In this sub-analysis of the TeleCheck-AF project, we tested the feasibility of smartphone app-based approximation of time spent with AF and/or symptoms. METHODS AND RESULTS: Patients scheduled for at least one teleconsultation during the 12-month follow-up after AF ablation were instructed to use a smartphone photoplethysmography-based application for simultaneous symptom and rhythm monitoring three times daily for 1 week. Proxies of time spent with AF and/or symptoms (% recordings, load, and % days), temporal aggregation of AF and/or symptoms (density), and symptom-rhythm correlation (SRC) were assessed. In total, 484 patients (60% male, 62 ± 9.9 years) were included. Adherence, motivation, and patient satisfaction were high. %AF recordings, AF load, and %AF days (rs = 0.88-0.95) and %symptom recordings, symptom load, and %symptom days (rs = 0.95-0.98) showed positive correlations. The SRC correlated negatively with time spent with symptoms (rs = -0.65-0.90) and with time spent with AF (rs = -0.31-0.34). In patients with paroxysmal AF before ablation and AF during the monitoring period, 87% (n = 39/44) had a low-density score <50% ('paroxysmal AF pattern') while 5% (n = 2/44) had a high-density score >90% ('persistent AF pattern'). Corresponding numbers for patients with persistent AF before ablation were 48% (n = 11/23) and 43% (n = 10/23), respectively. CONCLUSION: On-demand, app-based simultaneous rhythm and symptom assessment provides objective proxies of time spent with AF and/or symptoms and SRC, which may assist in assessing AF and symptom outcomes after AF ablation.
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- Humans - administration & dosage
- Atrial Fibrillation - surgery, physiopathology, diagnosis
- Male - administration & dosage
- Female - administration & dosage
- Smartphone - administration & dosage
- Middle Aged - administration & dosage
- Catheter Ablation - methods
- Mobile Applications - administration & dosage
- Aged - administration & dosage
- Time Factors - administration & dosage
- Feasibility Studies - administration & dosage
- Treatment Outcome - administration & dosage
- Photoplethysmography - instrumentation, methods
- Patient Satisfaction - statistics & numerical data
- Recurrence - administration & dosage
- Heart Rate - administration & dosage
- Remote Consultation - administration & dosage
- Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data
- Telemedicine - administration & dosage
- Motivation - administration & dosage
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- Atrial fibrillation
- AF burden
- AF symptoms
- Catheter ablation
- Photoplethysmography
- Mobile health