The contribution of intermittent handheld electrocardiogram and continuous electrocardiogram monitoring with an implantable loop recorder to detect incident and recurrent atrial fibrillation during 1 year after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A prospective cohort study

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.To evaluate the incidence and recurrence rate of AF during 1 year after CABG surgery. We also aimed at calculating the AF burden and compare long-term intermittent vs continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring.Forty patients scheduled for CABG surgery were equipped with an implantable loop recorder (ILR). After discharge, they carried out handheld ECG 3 times...