[Tactics of anticoagulant therapy in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices and subclinical atrial fibrillation: A review].

Screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) has attracted considerable attention recently. Of special interest are patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) that allow for recording episodes of atrial arrhythmias of various durations, including asymptomatic ones, in which case they are referred to as subclinical atrial fibrillation (SCAF). The available data suggest that the risk of thromboembolic events varies between patients with SCAF and clinically overt AF. As of today, the question regarding anticoagulant therapy in patients with SCAF remains unresolved. The article presents an overview of previous and ongoing studies on this issue, as well as current guidelines on anticoagulant use in patients with SCAF and CIEDs.

[The importance of Holter ECG monitoring in the diagnosis of latent arrhythmias in patients with acute respiratory viral infections]. / Znachenie kholterovskogo monitorirovaniia EKG v diagnostike skrytykh narushenii ritma u bol'nykh s ostrymi respiratornymi virusnymi infektsiiami.

Altogether 37 patients suffering from influenza and acute respiratory viral infections were examined. In 25 patients, acute infections ran their course in association with coronary heart disease. According to the ECG readings, 15% of the patients had rhythm and conduction disorders. Meanwhile Holter ECG monitoring revealed the above disorders in 70% of the patients afflicted with influenza and acute respiratory viral infections.