Role of transtelephonic electrocardiographic monitoring in detecting short-term arrhythmia recurrences after radiofrequency ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation

Transtelephonic ECG is better than standard ECG and 24-h Holter recordings in evaluating AF relapses after RCA, thus decreasing the short-term success of ablation from 86% to 72%. The absence of symptoms should not be interpreted as absence of AF, as 50% of patients were asymptomatic during at least one AF episode.