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SUBMITTER: Lin CY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4599506 | biostudies-other | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Lin Chin-Yu CY Lin Yenn-Jiang YJ Chen Yun-Yu YY Chang Shih-Lin SL Lo Li-Wei LW Chao Tze-Fan TF Chung Fa-Po FP Hu Yu-Feng YF Chong Eric E Cheng Hao-Min HM Tuan Ta-Chuan TC Liao Jo-Nan JN Chiou Chuen-Wang CW Huang Jin-Long JL Chen Shih-Ann SA
Journal of the American Heart Association 20150827 9
<h4>Background</h4>The prognostic significance of premature atrial complex (PAC) burden is not fully elucidated. We aimed to investigate the relationship between the burden of PACs and long-term outcome.<h4>Methods and results</h4>We investigated the clinical characteristics of 5371 consecutive patients without atrial fibrillation (AF) or a permanent pacemaker (PPM) at baseline who underwent 24-hour electrocardiography monitoring between January 1, 2002, and December 31, 2004. Clinical event dat ...[more]