@article{3130572,
    title = "Influence of the duration of Holter monitoring on the detection of arrhythmia recurrences after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation Implications for patient follow-up",
    author = "Dagres, N. and Kottkamp, H. and Piorkowski, C. and Weis, S. and Arya, A. and Sommer, P. and Bode, K. and Gerds-Li, J.-H. and Kremastinos, D.Th. and Hindricks, G.",
    journal = "International Journal of Cardiology",
    year = "2010",
    volume = "139",
    number = "3",
    pages = "305-306",
    publisher = "Elsevier Ireland Ltd",
    issn = "0167-5273",
    doi = "10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.10.004",
    keywords = "adult;  article;  catheter ablation;  female;  follow up;  heart arrhythmia;  heart atrium fibrillation;  heart atrium flutter;  Holter monitoring;  human;  major clinical study;  male;  priority journal;  recurrent disease;  supraventricular tachycardia;  aged;  comparative study;  electrocardiography;  heart arrhythmia;  heart atrium fibrillation;  letter;  methodology;  middle aged;  pathophysiology;  standard, Aged;  Arrhythmias, Cardiac;  Atrial Fibrillation;  Catheter Ablation;  Electrocardiography, Ambulatory;  Female;  Follow-Up Studies;  Humans;  Male;  Middle Aged;  Recurrence",
    abstract = "We investigated the influence of Holter duration on the detection of recurrences after ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). Two-hundredand-fifteen patients underwent a 7-day Holter ECG at 6 months after catheter ablation. We analyzed the number of patients who had a recurrence within the first 24, 48, 72 h etc. up to the total of 7 days. During the complete 7-day recording, 30% had a recurrence. All Holter durations <5 days would have detected significantly less patients with recurrence than the complete 7-day recording. A 24-hour Holter would have detected 59%, a 48-hour Holter 67% and a 72-hour Holter 80% of patients with recurrences, whereas a 4-day recording would have detected 91% of the recurrences that were detected with the complete 7-day recording. In conclusion, a Holter duration of less than 4 days misses a great portion of recurrences, whereas a 4-day recording might offer a reasonable compromise. © 2008 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd."
}