What percentage of patients with non-sustained focal atrial tachycardia detected on an outpatient Holter develop paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and how should we identify and treat patients at the highest risk of progressing to PAF?
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It is intuitive to think that focal atrial tachycardia would lead to increased risk of atrial fibrillation. However, the basic mechanisms of the two arrhythmias are quite different. There is not necessarily a clear answer to the question regarding the incidence of atrial fibrillation and in fact, it...
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