Atrial Fibrillation Occurring Transiently With Stress (AFOTS)

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Documented prior history of AF.
• •2. Patients whose rhythm is AF at the time of discharge from hospital
• •3. Patients unsuitable for study follow-up because the patient:
• •1. is unreliable concerning the follow-up schedule
• •2. cannot be contacted by telephone
• •3. has a life expectancy less than one year
• •4. Unwilling or unable to participate in the study
• •5. Presence of an implanted pacemaker or defibrillator.
• •6. Documented significant allergy to ECG electrode adhesive.
• •7. Residence in a chronic care facility
• •8. Diagnosed with Ischemic Stroke or Systemic embolism on admission
• •9. Primary cardiac admitting diagnosis (i.e. myocardial infarction, heart failure, pericarditis, arrhythmia)
• •10. Patients with Stage V Chronic Kidney Disease