The effectiveness of atrial fibrillation identification using noninvasive long-term electrocardiographic monitoring system (NOMED-AF TECH).

Introduction: Although it is well‑known that longer electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring allows for detection of paroxysmal silent atrial fibrillation (SAF), it is still unknown how long the ECG monitoring should last to increase the probability of SAF diagnosis.

Objectives: Our aim was to analyze ECG acquisition parameters and timing to detect SAF during the Noninvasive Monitoring for Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation study.

Patients And Methods: The protocol assumed up to 30 days of ECG telemonitoring of each participant in order to reveal AF / atrial flutter (AFL) episodes lasting at least 30 seconds.