Management of atrial high-rate episodes detected by cardiac implanted electronic devices

Key PointsCardiac electronic implanted devices (CIEDs) readily detect atrial high-rate episodes (AHREs), which are fairly common and associated with an increased incidence of clinical atrial fibrillation, stroke, and systemic thromboembolismUp to 20% of automatically detected AHREs reflect something other than an atrial arrhythmia, and inspection of the atrial electrogram is required for verificationThe absolute risk of stroke associated with …