Consider this a WARNing.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.patter.2024.101009 and PMC identifier 11240173.
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Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) prediction can be valuable at many timescales and in many populations. In this issue of <i>Patterns</i>, Gavidia et al. train a model called WARN for short-term prediction of AF in the timescale of minutes in patients wearing 24-h continuous Holter electrocardiograms. The ability to predict near-term (e.g., 30 min) AF has the potential to enable preventive therapies with rapid mechanisms of action (e.g., oral anticoagulation, anti-arrhythmic drugs). In this way, efficient, continuous, and algorithmic monitoring of AF risk could reduce burden on healthcare workers and represents a valuable clinical pursuit.