@article{oai:showa.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000610,
 author = {KAWASAKI, Shiro and TANNO, Kaoru and OCHI, Akinori and INOKUCHI, Koichiro and CHIBA, Yuta and ONISHI, Yoshimi and ONUMA, Yoshimasa and MUNETSUGU, Yumi and KIKUCHI, Miwa and ITO, Hiroyuki and ONUKI, Tatsuya and MIYOSHI, Fumito and MINOURA, Yoshino and WATANABE, Norikazu and ADACHI, Taro and ASANO, Taku and KOBAYASHI, Youichi},
 issue = {2},
 journal = {The Showa University journal of medical sciences},
 month = {2014-06, 2019-07-26},
 note = {Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) via catheter ablation has been shown to be a highly effective option for patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial brillation (AF). The recurrence of AF within 3 months after PVI is not considered a failure of the ablation procedure because early recurrence of AF is not always associated with late recurrence. We examined the usefulness of an external loop recorder with auto-trigger function (ELR-AUTO) to detect AF following PVI to characterize early recurrence and determine the implication of AF within 3 months after PVI. The study included 53 consecutive patients with symptomatic paroxysmal AF (age, 61.6 ± 12.6 years ; 77％ male) who underwent PVI, and were fitted with an ELR-AUTO for 7 ± 2 days within 3 months after PVI. Of the 33 patients(62.2％) who did not have AF within the 3-month period, only 1 patient had AF recurrence at 12 months. Seven of 20 patients (35％) who experienced AF within 3 months had symptomatic AF recurrence at 12 months. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of early AF recurrence for late recurrence was 87.5％, 71.1％, 35.0％, and 96.9％, respectively. Thus, AF recurrence detected by ELR-AUTO within 3 months after PVI can predict late AF recurrence. Freedom from AF in the firrst 3 months following ablation significantly predicts long-term freedom from AF. An ELR-AUTO is useful for detecting symptomatic and asymptomatic AF.},
 pages = {109--119},
 title = {Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation within Three Months after Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation : Analysis Using an External Loop Recorder with Auto-trigger Function},
 volume = {26},
 year = {}
}