持续性心房颤动患者无症状心房颤动的发生情况及影响因素

Objective To investigate the incidence of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation( AF) and the influence factors in patients with persistent AF. Methods A total of 82 consecutive patients with 24 h Holter monitoring identified persistent AF were observed to analyze the incidence of asymptomatic AF. 24 h Holter monitoring was performed again after three months' treatment with antiarrythmic drugs in order to identify the incidence of asymptomatic AF. Multivariate logistic regression was applied for analyzing the correlation between symptoms and clinical features. Results Thirty-four patients(42% )were asymptomatic ,24 patients were symptomatic. After antiarrythmic drugs therapy for three months, 31 patients among 48 symptomatic patients, were completely asymptomatic, 4 were converted to sinus rhythm, 27 were asymptomatic atrial fibrillation. In 34 asymptomatic patients, 5 were converted to sinus rhythm, 24 remain asymptomatic atrial fibrillation. Significant differences were found between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with persistent AF between age and valvular heart disease( P ＜ 0. 05 ). Symptoms were positively with valvular heart disease (b = 1. 959, P = 0. 001 ),and negatively with age( b = -0. 837,P = 0. 032). Conclusion The incidence of asymptomatic persistent AF was high. Antiarrythmic drugs could not only relieve the episodes of AF, but also the symptoms of AF. Elderly and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation(NVAF) patients were often asymptomatic.

The incidence of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation and the influence factors in persistent atrial fibrillation patients