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    Prevalence of atrial fibrillation on a 24-hour Holter in adult Indians
    (Elsevier, 2024-06) Rao, M Srinivasa; Mullasari, Ajit; Hiremath, Jagdish S.; Sengottuvelu, G.; Jaiswal, Aparna; Jhala, Darshan; Makkar, Jitendra Singh; Kalmath, B.C.; Benjamin, Bino; Dharmadhikari, Annirudha; Tanna, Mihir; Khan, Aziz; Jain, Siddhant; Sambasivam, K.A.; Purnanand, A.; Raju, N S Rama; Sarkar, Goutam; Prajapati, Hiren; Verberk, Willem J.
    Objective: To evaluate paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) prevalence in Indian adults who completed 24-Hour Holter monitoring. Methods: A total of 23,847 patients (36.9 % women) were analyzed for AF duration using a software algorithm. Results: AF was diagnosed in 4153 (17.4 %) patients with a median AF duration of 13 min and 55 s. Conclusion: AF prevalence was high and largely untreated. The short duration of AF episodes indicates a low likelihood of detection during clinical visits, highlighting its potential underestimation in Indian healthcare.