Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation (R.Test Evolution, X-Olter series, Vista series)
CLINICAL CONTEXT
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a heart condition that causes irregular and often abnormally fast heart rates.
A normal heart rate should be regular and between 60 and 100 beats a minute when you're resting. In atrial fibrillation, the heart rate is irregular and can be very fast.
This can cause symptoms including dizziness, shortness of breath and tiredness. You may be aware of noticeable heart palpitations, where your heart feels like it's pounding, fluttering or beating irregularly, often for a few seconds or, in some cases, a few minutes. Sometimes, atrial fibrillation doesn't cause any symptoms and a person with it is completely unaware that their heart rate isn't regular.
It is estimated that more than 1.2 million people in the UK have atrial fibrillation.
The most significant risk associated with AF is the risk of Stroke.
Having AF means that blood clots are more likely to form in your heart, these can find their way to your brain and cause a stroke. The American Heart Association reports that the risk of a stroke is 5 times higher if you have AF and the stroke itself is likely to be more severe than for someone without AF.
Novacor proposes 2 EXCLUSIVE solutions that both represent a major advance in
paroxysmal atrial fibrillation diagnostic:
- HolterSoft Ultima, the first Holter software featuring an AUTOMATIC detection
of AF episodes, fully compatible with all Novacor Holter ECG recorders. The detection algorithm relies on the RR
analysis combining wavelet transform and fractal analysis.
R.Test Evolution , the ONLY automatic ECG event recorder marketed today: up to 32 day recording, fully automatic, entirely programmable thus allowing the use of
a program dedicated to capture events related to AF (SV events, relative
pauses, ...). The superiority of the R.Test Evolution to 24h Holter has been
established through many publications in peer-reviewed journals.
