How Often Should We Monitor for Reliable Detection of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence? Efficiency Considerations and Implications for Study Design

• Efstratios I. Charitos ,

  * E-mail: efstratios.charitos@gmail.com

  Affiliation Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany

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• Paul D. Ziegler,

  Affiliation Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

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• Ulrich Stierle,

  Affiliation Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany

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• Derek R. Robinson,

  Affiliation Department of Mathematics, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom

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• Bernhard Graf,

  Affiliation Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany

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• Hans-Hinrich Sievers,

  Affiliation Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany

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• Thorsten Hanke

  Affiliation Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany

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