Indian Heart Journal (May 2024)
Prevalence of atrial fibrillation on a 24-hour Holter in adult Indians
- M Srinivasa Rao,
- Ajit Mullasari,
- Jagdish S. Hiremath,
- G. Sengottuvelu,
- Aparna Jaiswal,
- Darshan Jhala,
- Jitendra Singh Makkar,
- B.C. Kalmath,
- Bino Benjamin,
- Annirudha Dharmadhikari,
- Mihir Tanna,
- Aziz Khan,
- Siddhant Jain,
- K.A. Sambasivam,
- A. Purnanand,
- N S Rama Raju,
- Goutam Sarkar,
- Hiren Prajapati,
- Willem J. verberk
Affiliations
- M Srinivasa Rao
- Apollo Hospital Hyderguda, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Ajit Mullasari
- Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Jagdish S. Hiremath
- Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra, India
- G. Sengottuvelu
- Apollo Hospital, Greams Road, Chennai, India
- Aparna Jaiswal
- Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India
- Darshan Jhala
- Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Jitendra Singh Makkar
- Eternal Heart Care Centre and Research Institute, Jaipur, rajasthan, India
- B.C. Kalmath
- Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Science & Jupiter Hospital and Horizon Group of Hospital, Thane, Maharashtra, India
- Bino Benjamin
- Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Centre, Thrissur, Kerala, India
- Annirudha Dharmadhikari
- Shree Saibaba Heart Institute and Research Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra, India
- Mihir Tanna
- Olympus Hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat, India
- Aziz Khan
- Crescent Hospital & Heart Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
- Siddhant Jain
- Shalby Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
- K.A. Sambasivam
- GKNM Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
- A. Purnanand
- Purna Heart Institute, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
- N S Rama Raju
- KIMS Hospital, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Goutam Sarkar
- RSV Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Hiren Prajapati
- Department of Medical Affairs, Eris Lifesciences Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Willem J. verberk
- CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Corresponding author.
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 76,
no. 3
pp. 218 – 220
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) prevalence in Indian adults who completed 24-Hour Holter monitoring. Methods: A total of 23,847 patients (36.9 % women) were analyzed for AF duration using a software algorithm. Results: AF was diagnosed in 4153 (17.4 %) patients with a median AF duration of 13 min and 55 s. Conclusion: AF prevalence was high and largely untreated. The short duration of AF episodes indicates a low likelihood of detection during clinical visits, highlighting its potential underestimation in Indian healthcare.
